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· 5/5/2022

Machala v. Xiang

Citations

  • 2022 Ohio 1491

Syllabus

Summary judgment negligence duty criminal acts. Trial court properly granted summary judgment to defendant on plaintiff's negligence claim because defendant had no knowledge about the likelihood of theft in plaintiff's neighborhood and, thus, had no special duty to protect the plaintiff from the criminal acts of third parties.

Judges: Groves

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