Vonderhaar v. City of Cincinnati

Cunningham, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Joan Vonderhaar, appeals the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court’s entry of summary judgment for defendant-appellee, the city of Cincinnati.

{¶ 2} In late August 2005, the city, acting through the Greater Cincinnati Water Works, dug a hole that was allegedly four feet by five feet wide and 48 inches deep in the “tree lawn” area between the sidewalk and curb in front of Vonderhaar’s residence, located in the municipality of Cheviot. The excavation was undertaken to repair a water main. Upon completing the necessary repair, the city’s work…