City of Cleveland v. Ferrando

It seems to be well settled that an action of negligence against a municipality may not be grounded upon the issuance of a permit by the municipality to persons, or organizations, to explode fireworks, nor can the municipality be held for an action of negligence grounded upon the failure of the municipality to supervise or regulate such exhibition; both the issuing of such permit and the regulation of the exhibition being police regulations and governmental in character. Robinson v. Greenville, 42 Ohio St., 625, 51 Am. Rep., 857.

The petition, if it states any ground upon which an action of…