Bartchak v. Columbia Twp.

HENSAL, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Columbia Township and Liverpool Township appeal a judgment entry of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas that denied their motions for summary judgment. For the following reasons, this Court reverses.

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{¶ 2} Four teenagers died after using a railroad crossing to make their car go airborne, veering off the road after landing, and colliding with a tree. The parents of three of the children sued Columbia Township and Liverpool Township for wrongful death because the road the teens were driving on bordered those townships. Following discovery, the Townships moved…