In the case of Berdysz v. Boyas Excavating, Inc., 2019-Ohio-1639, an Ohio appellate court recognized that a breach of contract claim is an exception to a city’s immunity from liability under R.C. Chapter 2744.
In this case, city residents brought a nuisance and breach of contract action against a city after the development of property on the site of two former landfills resulted in the alleged release noxious odors. The city sought to have the case dismissed, in its entirety, on R.C. Chapter 2744 statutory immunity grounds.
Generally speaking, political subdivisions such as cities are immune from most civil claims – including nuisance claims. “Civil actions that seek to recover damages from a political subdivision or any of its employees for contractual liability” are an exception to this immunity. R.C. 2744.09(A).
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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