Village Can Be Liable, Court Says ; Smoke From a Trash Fire Behind the Water Plant May Have Had a Role in a Fatal Wreck On I-70 in 2000.

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The village of Lewisburg can be held responsible for a 13- vehicle accident that occurred outside of village limits, but may have been caused by smoke from village workers burning trash, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.

The court voted 6-1 to affirm a 2nd District Court of Appeals ruling that Lewisburg was not immune from liability, according to the court's office of public information.

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Village Can Be Liable, Court Says ; Smoke From a Trash Fire Behind the Water Plant May Have Had a Role in a Fatal Wreck On I-70 in 2000.

James Gustin, the attorney who represented the village, said the village had only one option to appeal, to the U.S. Sup...

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