Young v. Univ. of Akron, 06ap-1022 (9-11-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Tammy Young, the administratrix of the estate of Douglas Young, appeals from a judgment of the Court of Claims of Ohio granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, The University of Akron. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

{¶ 2} In 1994, Guy Marrelli, an electrical engineer who worked for appellee since 1990, was informed that the existing oil switchgears on appellee's campus should be replaced. A switchgear is a device that controls, meters, and protects the flow of electric power. Switchgears were located in…