Sumner v. Roofing Co.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 3006

Syllabus

The trial court erred in dismissing appellant's Consumer Sales Practices Act (\CSPA\) claims against appellee, an officer and co-owner of a roofing company, for failure to state a claim. Appellant alleged that appellee had visited her property on behalf of the roofing company and had engaged in numerous acts, including an inspection, preparation of an estimate, responding to her complaints about the quality of the workmanship, and offering to remediate deficiencies at no cost, but eventually disappeared without providing the promised remediation. A corporate officer can be held individually liable for violations of the CSPA if he actively participated in or directed the actions that led to the violations, even if he did not actually participate in the construction work. Appellant's allegations were sufficient to state a claim against appellee under the CSPA. Judgment reversed and remanded.