SMITH v. PADGETT

No. 86-1537.

32 Ohio St. 3d 344 (1987)

SMITH ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. PADGETT, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Nicholas Kafantaris, for appellants.

Peter M. Iskin and Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Cleveland Tenants Organization.


HERBERT R. BROWN, J.

The parties and the courts below have recognized that this case requires the resolution of two distinct issues: (1) whether a lessee is competent to testify as to his or her opinion of the rental value of the leased premises, absent a showing of specialized knowledge of rental values in general; and (2) whether a landlord who wrongfully withholds a portion of a tenant's security deposit is thereby rendered liable for double damages and reasonable...

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