Myrick v. City of Cincinnati, C-080119 (12-26-2008)

DECISION.

{¶ 1} Defendants-appellants, the city of Cincinnati and four unnamed city employees working as 911 operators and 911 supervisors, appeal the trial court's judgment denying their motion to dismiss plaintiff-appellee Lynetta Myrick's complaint against them.1 The complaint alleged that they had acted willfully, wantonly, and recklessly in responding to Myrick's emergency request for assistance after her young child had been abducted by Myrick's presumed-to-be mentally ill, estranged husband. Because the city's employees did not act recklessly by directing Myrick to pull over to speak to…