Gorsuch v. Springfield City

OPINION

By NICHOLS, J.

Plaintiff, Leslie C. Gorsuch, recovered a judgment against the defendants, City of Springfield, Ohio, and Board of Park Trustees, in the sum of $14,500.75, for personal injuries received by him as the result of an explosion of gas in a building situate upon premises known as Snyder Park in the City of Springfield, Ohio.

From such judgment, appeal on questions of law is prosecuted to this court. The parties will be referred to herein as plaintiff and defendants.

In his petition, plaintiff stated, in substance, that the City of Springfield is the owner and trustee of a public…