Stipanovich v. Applin

The appellant, Darlene Stipanovich, timely appeals the granting of a summary judgment motion by the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. We find the appeal well taken and reverse the ruling of the trial court.

The appellant filed a complaint against the city of Cleveland, appellee, for its failure "to maintain proper traffic pattern control and suitable timing of the traffic signal so to maintain safe crossings for the pedestrians and safe driving lanes for automobiles.” Furthermore, the appellant’s injuries “directly resulted from a bad faith exercise of judgment or discretion by defendant,…