Split Ohio Panel Affirms Summary Judgment On Homeowners’ Tile Claims

Mealey's (February 1, 2023, 8:46 AM EST) -- TOLEDO, Ohio — Homeowners’ negligent design and negligent supervision claims are time-barred by the four-year statute of limitations while their claim for breach of the duty to build in a workmanlike manner fails because the allegedly defective floor joists were not hidden from a reasonably available inspection, an Ohio appellate court panel majority held in affirming a grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant homebuilder....