Goad v. Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners

John F. Corrigan, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Eugene L. Goad, appeals from the order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of appellees, Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners and Sheriff Gerald T. McFaul. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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Appellant commenced this suit on February 8, 1990, against appellees seeking damages for injuries he suffered while eating in the cafeteria at the county jail. Appellees answered denying any negligence on their part, and asserting the affirmative defense that appellant’s complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief could be…