Stevens v. Jeffrey Allen Corp.

Marianna Brown Bettman, Judge.

PROCEDURAL POSTURE

This is a wrongful death action brought by Ronald Stevens as personal representative of the estate of his wife, Shirley. Shirley Stevens was killed when, during a severe thunderstorm, a large oak tree on the grounds of the Norwood Public Library fell onto the van she was driving. Stevens brought an action against the Board of Trustees of the County Library District of Hamilton County, Ohio (“Public Library”), Bentley Meisner (“Meisner”), a landscape architecture firm, and the Jeffrey Allen Corporation (“Allen Corporation”), a grounds maintenance…