AAAA Enterprises, Inc. v. River Place Community Urban Redevelopment Corp.

The issue we are called upon to decide in this case is whether, when the evidentiary material before the trial court is viewed in a light most favorable to the landowner, there is a genuine issue of material fact. In deciding this issue, it is appropriate for us to consider the proper standard of review for the trial court to use in reviewing the Columbus City Council’s determination that the project area was a “blighted area” for purposes of R.C. Chapter 1728.

For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the proper, standard of review for the trial court to use in this case is whether the…