GUENTHER v. SPRINGFIELD TWP. TRUSTEES

Appellate No. 2010-CA-114.

2012 Ohio 203

Greg Guenther, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Springfield Township Trustees, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Second District, Clark County.

Rendered on January 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PAUL J. KAVANAGH , Atty. Reg. #0065418, and ELIZABETH J. DUNN , Atty. Reg. #0058856, Cole Acton Harmon Dunn, 333 North Limestone Street, Post Office Box 1687, Springfield, Ohio 45501, Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellee.

JEFFREY C. TURNER , Atty. Reg. #0063154, and DAWN M. FRICK , Atty. Reg. #0069068, Surdyk, Dowd & Turner, Co., LPA, 1 Prestige Place, Suite 700, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342, Attorney for Defendants-Appellants.


OPINION

HALL, J.

{¶ 1} Springfield Township appeals the trial court's denial of summary judgment on Greg Guenther's tort claims alleging that the Township's failure to maintain drainage tiles caused his basement to flood. The Township contends that as a political subdivision it is immune from liability for any damages. This Court agrees. Guenther did not present any evidence that simple maintenance would remedy the flooding problem. Instead...

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