Litva v. Village of Richmond

Donofrio, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants and cross-appellees, Ronald Swiger, Mildred Rowland, and John and Theresa Litva, appeal from a Jefferson County Common Pleas Court decision granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee and cross-appellant, the village of Richmond. The court held that disputed village ordinances are “valid and enforceable.”

{¶ 2} Appellants own property in Richmond, Ohio. The Litvas keep horses on their property for breeding, training, and giving riding lessons. Swiger and Rowland raise donkeys, goats, and chickens on their property and use the animals as…