WILLIAMSON v. PAVLOVICH

No. 88-834.

45 Ohio St. 3d 179 (1989)

WILLIAMSON, A MINOR, ET AL., APPELLEES, v. PAVLOVICH ET AL.; CITY OF CLEVELAND, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. McGraw, for appellees.

Marilyn G. Zack, director of law, Nick Tomino and Franzetta D. Turner, for appellant.

Calfee, Halter & Griswold, John E. Gotherman and Stanley J. Dobrowski, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Municipal League.


HOLMES, J.

The central issue presented in this case is whether illegally parked cars along a highway, which contribute generally to traffic congestion, create a nuisance for which a municipality may be held liable. Also at issue is whether a municipality may be found liable for failing to install certain traffic signs, or failing to enforce existing ones. The appellees asserted below that a question of fact was presented regarding whether there was an actionable nuisance...

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