Cleveland Heights: Jury rules in favor of pizza oven owners
After a dispute about a backyard pizza oven landed Cleveland Heights neighbors in court, a jury has ruled in favor of the defendants.
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After a dispute about a backyard pizza oven landed Cleveland Heights neighbors in court, a jury has ruled in favor of the defendants.
The couple filing the lawsuit claim that smoke and fumes from the pizza oven give them headaches, makes them cough, and causes dizziness.
According to the complaint, the situation dates back to May 2017 when the Jones family informed the defendants that use and operation of the oven would fill their residence “with smoke and fumes and causes the Joneses significant physical discomfort and emotional distress.”
A lawsuit is seeking damages after a couple alleges intolerable smoke and fumes regarding a pizza oven in their Cleveland Heights neighborhood on Grandview Avenue.
"In the beginning, we all laughed. You're suing someone over pizza?" said one neighbor, who noted the oven had fostered a sense of community