Legal Opinion
Mima v. City of Akron
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1986No. 12139PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge, J.
On November 10, 1979, Shaun Mima, then fourteen years old, was injured when an above-ground manhole, part of Akron’s sewer system, collapsed and fell on him. The manhole was located in a wooded ravine adjacent to a residential area. Shaun and a friend had been hitting the structure with hammers, intent on making it fall. As a result of the accident, Shaun is paralyzed from the waist down.
Shaun’s father, as guardian, filed suit against the city, alleging negligence and wanton misconduct in failing to maintain the sewer system. A jury returned a general verdict of $265,000 in Shaun’s favor. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- C. E. Morris Co. v. Foley Construction Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1978
- Hawkins v. IvyOhio Supreme Court · 1977
- Anderson v. CeccardiOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- Blackburn v. DortaSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Armstrong v. MailandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Jaworowski v. Medical Radiation ConsultantsOhio Court of Appeals · 1991
- Siglow v. SmartOhio Court of Appeals · 1987
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