COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO, EIGHTH DISTRICT 
                        COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA 
                                NO. 70033
SALLY PENNY, ET AL.           :
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        Plaintiffs-Appellants :
                              :      JOURNAL ENTRY
     -vs-                     :           AND
                              :         OPINION
BP AMERICA, ET AL.            :
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        Defendants-Appellees  :
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DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT
  OF DECISION:                  AUGUST 22, 1996  
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDING:      CIVIL APPEAL FROM THE
                              COMMON PLEAS COURT
                              CASE NO. CV-289853
JUDGMENT:                     APPEAL DISMISSED.  
DATE OF JOURNALIZATION:                           
APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiffs-Appellants:    MICHAEL SHAFRAN (#0028991)
                              MICHAEL SHAFRAN & ASSOCIATES
                              113 ST. CLAIR BUILDING, SUITE 375
                              CLEVELAND, OHIO  44114
For Defendants-Appellees:     RICHARD GURBST (#0017672)
                              THOMAS S. KILBANE (#0005938)
                              ROGER M. GOLD (#0055905)
                              SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY
                              4900 SOCIETY CENTER
                              127 PUBLIC SQUARE
                              CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-1304
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SPELLACY, C.J.:  
     Appeal  dismissed.   Appellants  have failed  to file  a brief
which  conforms to the  requirements of App.R.  16(A)(6) and App.R.
16(A)(7).
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     It is ordered that appellees recover of appellants their costs
herein taxed.  
     The court finds there were reasonable grounds for this appeal.
     It is ordered  that a special mandate issue out  of this court
directing the  Common  Pleas  Court to  carry  this  judgment  into
execution.  
     A certified  copy of this  entry shall constitute  the mandate
pursuant to Rule 27 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure.  
DAVID T. MATIA, J. and      
JOHN T. PATTON, J. CONCUR.  
 LEO M. SPELLACY
                                            CHIEF JUSTICE
N.B. This entry  is made  pursuant to  the third  sentence of  Rule
22(D), Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure.   This is an announcement
of decision (see Rule 26).  Ten (10) days from the date hereof this
document  will be stamped to indicate journalization, at which time
.