CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County couple is suing the City of South Charleston for damages sustained to their home after sewage infiltrated their home.
Timothy Cerullo and Courtney Cerullo filed the lawsuit against South Charleston and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company alleging sewage backed up into their home on April 25, 2019, emerging through various drain portals and walls and spreading throughout their house, making the house uninhabitable, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court.
The Cerullos claim the city failed to fulfill its duty to keep the sewage system in repair and that Nationwide allowed Paul Davis Restoration and Paul Davis Emergency Services to repair their home and the Paul Davis entities took a long time to repair their home, taking several long absences. They were unable to move back into their home until October 2020.
The Cerullos are seeking compensatory damages. They are represented by Anthony Werner of John & Werner Law Offices and David A. Dobson of West Law Firm.
The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Tod Kaufman.
Kanawha Circuit Court case number: 21-C-78