Wagner v. City of Cleveland

Krupansky, Judge.

Plaintiffs Joseph Wagner and Laurence Wagner filed a notice of appeal in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas from an adverse ruling of the Cleveland Civil Service Commission, case No. 126227. Plaintiffs also filed in common pleas court an action for declaratory judgment, case No. 124412, which prayed for, inter alia, compensatory and punitive damages from the commission’s decision. Plaintiffs’ actions were consolidated by the common pleas court.

Pursuant to R.C. 119.12, 1 the trial court held a hearing on the briefs in plaintiffs’ civil service appeal. On September 18,…