James v. City of Cincinnati, C-070367 (6-6-2008)
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION.
{¶ 1} On August 1, 2002, a 60-foot wooden light pole fell on and seriously injured plaintiffs-appellants, Brian James and Larry McCabe, two employees of an independent contractor installing a water main through a city park. The employees sued defendants-appellees, the city of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Recreation Commission (collectively referred to as "the City"), for nuisance on the theory that the City had negligently maintained wooden light poles by allowing the wood to rot. The City moved for summary judgment, arguing that it owed no duty to invitees engaged in an inherently…
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