Kingston Mound Manor I. v. Keeton

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 3260

Syllabus

CIVIL-DISMISSAL-FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM-FAIR HOUSING ACT OF 1968/TITLE VIII-OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS ACT-SEXUAL HARASSMENT-INTENTIONAL TORT-AGENCY-AIDED BY AGENCY-VICARIOUS LIABILITY-DIRECT LIABILITY-NEGLIGENCE-NEGLIGENT HIRING AND/OR SUPERVISION - Appellant's counterclaim failed to sufficiently plead claims for quid pro quo sexual harassment and hostile environment harassment under the Fair Housing Act under traditional principles of vicarious liability based upon the doctrine of respondeat superior involving the aided-by-agency theory of vicarious liability. Appellee was not liable for the intentional torts of its employee under a scope-of-employment analysis. Appellant's counterclaim also failed to sufficiently plead direct liability claims for negligent hiring and/or supervision.