Hi-Land Apartments, Inc. v. City of Hillsboro
Ohio Court of Appeals
95 Ohio App. 3d 305, 642 N.E.2d 421 (1994)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
The City of Hillsboro (defendant) was responsible for maintaining a specified city alley but had failed to do so. Hi-Land Apartments, Inc., and two individuals (collectively, Hi-Land) (plaintiffs) spent over $7,300 on materials and labor for snow removal, grading, gravel resurfacing, and pothole repairs for the alley. Hi-Land knew it was the city’s duty to maintain the alley and did not obtain the city’s consent to incur the expenditures but wanted residents to be able to safely access their homes. Hi-Land sued the city to recover its expenditures. The trial court entered judgment for Hi-Land based on equitable principles, and the city appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Abele, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 810,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.