Grimme v. Twin Valley Community Local School District Board of Education

Powell, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Donna and Duane Grimme, appeal a decision of the Preble County Court of Common Pleas granting the respective summary judgment motions of defendants-appellees, Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc., Peterson Construction Company, and Teepe’s River City Mechanical, Inc. For the reasons outlined below, we reverse the decision of the trial court.

{¶ 2} Donna Grimme is an elementary school teacher at Twin Valley School in West Alexandria, Ohio. Beginning in early 2002, Donna noticed an odd odor in her classroom. She and her students began experiencing health…