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In Fogle, the trial court denied the Village of Bentleyville's summary judgment motion based on a claim of statutory immunity under R.C. 2744.02 and 2744.03 because there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether the police officer's conduct was willful, wanton, or reckless.
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No. 2007-1433.
Submitted November 6, 2007.
Decided December 13, 2007.
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 88375, 2007-Ohio-2913.
Michael B. Pasternak, for appellees.
Tomino Latchney, L.L.C., and Nick C. Tomino, for appellants.
{¶ 1} The discretionary appeal is accepted.
{¶ 2} The judgment of the courts of appeals is reversed on the authority of Hubbell v. Xenia, 115 Ohio St.3d 77, 2007-Ohio-4839, 873 N.E.2d 878, and the cause is remanded to the court of appeals with instructions for the court of appeals to conduct a de novo review of the law and facts. If, after that review, only questions of law remain, the court of appeals may resolve the appeal. If genuine issues of material fact remain, the court of appeals may remand the cause to the trial court for further development of the facts necessary to resolve the immunity issue.
MOYER, C.J., and LUNDBERG STRATTON, O'CONNOR, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur.
PFEIFER, J., dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion in Hubbell v. Xenia.
O'DONNELL, J., dissents.