Sullivan v. Anderson Twp., C-070253 (3-28-2008)

DECISION.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Anderson Township, Ohio, appeals from the trial court's order granting in part and denying in part its motion for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiff-appellee George Sullivan had filed a complaint against the township and defendant Trend Construction, Inc.,1 alleging damage to his property located on Eight Mile Road resulting from their "road widening" project. The township had argued that, as a political subdivision, it was immune under R.C. Chapter 2744 from Sullivan's claims. Even though the trial court's ruling was an "order that denie[d] a political…