Welch v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 2514

Syllabus

Civ.R. 56; motion for summary judgment; negligence; open and obvious doctrine. Defendant was entitled to summary judgment on an inmate plaintiff's claim for negligence related to a fall sustained after slipping on water because the court found that there was no genuine issue as to any material fact regarding whether defendant breached a duty owed to plaintiff or whether the puddling water was an open and obvious danger at the time of the fall, and therefore, defendant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Judgment for defendant.