Ceasor v. City of Cleveland

TIM McCORMACK, P.J.:

{¶ 1} Defendants-appellants, the city of East Cleveland ("the city") and East Cleveland patrol officer Kyle Pettus ("Pettus"), appeal from the trial court's denial of their motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, we affirm and remand.

Procedural and Substantive History

{¶ 2} This appeal stems from a wrongful death action instituted against the city of East Cleveland. The following factual summary is based on the Ohio State Highway Patrol Reconstruction Report. Both parties relied on this report in their filings before the trial court.

{¶ 3} On October 3,…