Ottawa County Board of Commissioners v. Seckler

Melvin L. Resnick, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas granting the petition of appellee, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners, for the appropriation of an easement for the purpose of installing water lines. Appellants, Richard and Phyllis Seckler, appeal this judgment and assert the following as error in the proceedings below:

“The trial court erred in ruling that R.C. 6117.23 does not prohibit a board of county commissioners from taking action to appropriate easements for a county water supply until such time as the appeal from the…