Hunter v. City of Cleveland

The city of Cleveland is appealing the judgment of the trial court awarding (1) $7,500 to William Hunter and Willa Hunter for business damages, (2) $105,000 to Steve Davis, trustee in bankruptcy for Thermcraft Homes, Inc., and (3) $15,000 to William Hunter for negligent infliction of serious emotional distress, all as a result of the city’s improper issuance of two building permits and subsequent rescission of the permits.

Thermcraft Homes, Inc. was incorporated in Ohio in April 1982, and was in the construction and real estate development business, which included erecting prefabricated…