Thomas v. Servicemaster Absolute Cleaning Restoration, Inc.

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1837

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in entering summary judgment for appellee on appellant's negligence complaint involving injuries sustained when a basement staircase collapsed. The record reveals no genuine issue of material fact as to whether appellee breached a duty of care by removing structural supports from the staircase when remediating water damage or whether appellee proximately caused appellant's injury when the staircase fell two months after the remediation work. The trial court also correctly found no genuine issue of material fact as to whether appellee breached a duty of care by failing to conduct a post-work inspection of the staircase's structural integrity. Judgment affirmed.