Court decisions from across the country have implications right here in Ohio. Here is a selection of recent cases, and why they matter.
In the case of CR Hill, L.L.C. v. Westlake, 2022-Ohio-693, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals held that a city was immune from liability for tort claims arising from the city’s review of development plans. Here, a private developer argued that the city violated the applicable zoning codes in denying the private developer’s plans. […]
In the case of State ex rel. Baker v. Fox, 2022-Ohio-667, the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals held that a private citizen lacked standing in a “quo warranto action” to challenge the appointment of a public official – who already held an at-large council position – to a ward council position. The purpose of […]
In the case of Spirit Master Funding IX, L.L.C. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2022-Ohio-610, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals held that the Board of Tax Appeals (“BTA”) must consider appraisal evidence along with the sale price when valuing encumbered property. Here, the BTA rejected an appraiser’s assertions that a lease (which […]
In the case of Scroggs v. Cincinnati, 2022-Ohio-450, the Ohio First District Court of Appeals held that a city was immune from a citizen’s negligence claim when the citizen was allegedly injured by falling into a hole left by uprooting a tree in the area between the sidewalk and street – i.e., the tree lawn. […]
In the case of State ex rel. Worthington v. Ohio Pub. Emps. Ret. Sys., 2022-Ohio-535, the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals denied a retired employee’s request that the Court order the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (“OPERS”) to retroactively reinstate the retired employee’s health insurance coverage for the period the retired employee was hired […]
In the case of Doe v. Cuyahoga Cty. Community College, 2022-Ohio-527, the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals remanded a negligent hiring case back to the trial court to determine whether any acts or omissions of college administrators were taken with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner. Here, a […]
In the case of Clemons v. Cardington, 2022-Ohio-513, the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals held that the trial court properly denied a village’s political subdivision immunity-based motion for summary judgment where an attendee of a festival operated by the village was injured by stepping on a catch basin set in crumbling pavement. Here, the […]
In the case of Northridge Local Schools Bd. of Edn. v. Montgomery Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2022-Ohio-495, the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals affirmed the Board of Tax Appeals’ dismissal of a taxpayer’s property valuation complaint filed with the county board of revision (“BOR”) as untimely. While R.C. 5715.19(A)(1) includes a deadline for filing […]