Title: Burya v. Lake Metroparks Bd. of Park Commrs.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Burya v. Lake Metroparks Bd. of Park Commrs., 114 Ohio St.3d 35, 2007-Ohio-2712.] 
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BURYA ET AL., APPELLEES, v. LAKE METROPARKS BOARD OF PARK 
COMMISSIONERS, APPELLANT, ET AL. 
[Cite as Burya v. Lake Metroparks Bd. of Park Commrs., 114 Ohio St.3d 35, 
2007-Ohio-2712.] 
Political subdivision — Immunity — Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the 
authority of Elston v. Howland Local Schools. 
(Nos. 2006-2078 and 2006-2094 — Submitted May 23, 2007 — Decided 
June 20, 2007.) 
APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Lake County, 
No. 2005-L-015, 2006-Ohio-5192. 
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The certified question is answered in the negative, and the 
judgment of the court of appeals holding that the trial court erred in granting 
summary judgment to appellant is reversed on the authority of Elston v. Howland 
Local Schools, 113 Ohio St.3d 314, 2007-Ohio-2070, 865 N.E.2d 845.  The 
judgment of the trial court granting appellant’s motion for summary judgment is 
reinstated. 
 
MOYER, C.J., LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL, LANZINGER 
and CUPP, JJ., concur. 
 
PFEIFER, J., dissents and would answer the certified question in the 
affirmative and affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. 
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Rosplock & Perez, Richard J. Perez, and Jesse M. Schmidt, for appellees. 
 
Law Offices of Steven K. Kelley and Cornelius J. O’Sullivan, for 
appellant. 
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