In Re City of Medina

This appeal arises from a proceeding instituted by the city of Medina, plaintiff (respondent), to condemn two parcels of land owned by George W. Olson (deceased) and Ray W. Brady, defendants (appellants). W. H. Cook, as executor of the estate of George W. Olson, has been substituted as a party defendant for the deceased Mr. Olson.

The right of public use and necessity having been determined previously, the trial court, sitting without a jury, had as its sole concern the question of determining the just compensation to be awarded the defendants for the city’s taking of their respective parcels…