Piro v. Franklin Township

Slaby, Judge.

Joseph E. Piro appeals from summary judgment granted in favor of the appellees, Franklin Township, the Franklin Township Police Department, Ronald Fuchs, William Endres and Daniel Davidson. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Piro was a third-year law student at the University of Akron at the time of the events giving rise to this case. He enjoyed hunting; to this end, he had sought and received the permission of Bobby Ray Holland, a Franklin Township landowner, to erect two metal tree stands on Holland’s property. Piro claimed that each stand was worth at least $350.

In October…