Jewell v. City of Columbus

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio.

The trial court held that the complaint does not state a cause of action because there is no duty to plaintiffs, Jeffrey and Clifford Jewell, by defendant, city of Columbus, to investigate an accident, and it does not appear that any failure to do so directly and proximately caused injury to the plaintiffs. Consequently, the case was dismissed. Whereupon, plaintiffs have perfected this appeal, including the following assignments of error:

“(1) That the City of Columbus had no duty to investigate an auto…