BROWN v. BD. OF EDUC., READING COMMUNITY

APPEAL NO. C-220535.

222 N.E.3d 42 (2023)

2023-Ohio-2565

Stephen BROWN, and Andra Brown, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION, READING COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Shook Construction, Inc., Touchstone CPM, Inc., Charles F. Jergens Construction, Inc., Voorhis, Slone, Welsh, Crossland Architects, Inc., and Charles Lafata, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, First District, Hamilton County.

Date of Judgment Entry on Appeal: July 26, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Forg, III , Cincinnati, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Gordon & Rees LLP, Gregory D. Brunton and Michael Britt , Columbus, for Defendant-Appellee Voorhis, Slone, Walsh, Crossland Architects, Inc.

Ennis Britton Co. LPA, William M. Deters, II and Ryan M. LaFlamme , Cincinnati, for Defendants-Appellees Reading Community School District Board of Education and Charles Lafata.

Teetor Westfall L.W. Westfall , for Defendants-Appellees Shook Construction, Inc., and Touchstone CPM, Inc.

Gallagher Sharp LLP, Kohl Schneider , Cleveland and Steven A. Keslar , Columbus, for Defendant-Appellee Charles F. Jergens Construction Co., Inc.


OPINION.

{¶1} Plaintiffs-appellants Stephen and Andra Brown find themselves in a real-world Catch-22. Under the trial court's ruling dismissing their lawsuit, they cannot sue the Reading School District and its Board of Education (together "the School District") for flooding damage the Browns believe...

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