Robinson v. Bates

Mark P. Painter, Judge.

{¶ 1} In this landlord-negligence case, we decide two issues. First, we hold that the open-and-obvious doctrine does not abrogate a landlord’s statutory duty to keep leased premises in a fit and habitable condition. Second, in a case of first impression in Ohio, we hold that under the collateral-source rule, a plaintiffs recovery of the reasonable value of her medical treatment is not limited to the amount paid by her insurance.

I. Jagged Concrete Slabs

{¶ 2} While in her driveway to get in her car, plaintiff-appellant, Caroline Robinson twisted her foot and broke a bone.…