Court Deals Blow to School District in Negligence Action

An Ohio state appeals court has affirmed the ruling of a trial court, agreeing that a school district was not immune from a lawsuit brought by a married couple, who sued after the wife fell on the bleachers in one of the district’s gymnasiums.   The district had argued that it was entitled to immunity under R.C. Chapter 2744 and under the open-and-obvious doctrine.   The incident in question occurred on September 17, 2007. Heidi Leasure, III, was descending the gymnasium bleachers wi