Moran v. City of Cleveland

Plaintiff, Thomas H. Moran, filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County against his former employer, the city of Cleveland, alleging defendant owed and refused to pay him overtime wages due on September 1, 1979. On that date, plaintiff retired from the Cleveland Police Department, where he had been employed as a police officer. Plaintiff filed his action on May 27, 1987, approximately seven years and eight months after his retirement.

Defendant filed a motion to dismiss, contending plaintiff’s claim was barred by the applicable statute of limitations and, therefore,…