In Re Forfeiture of Certain Real Property by Action in Rem

Ford, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, the Trumbull County Prosecuting Attorney, filed a complaint on July 31, 1992, in the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas against the defendant property commonly known as 1016 Niles-Cortland Road, seeking a decree of forfeiture pursuant to the civil forfeiture statute set forth in R.C. 2925.43. Service of summons and complaint was duly made on persons known to have an interest in the property. A verified petition was filed on August 21, 1992, by appellee, Nancy L. Raymundo, in which she asserted an ownership interest in the property to the exclusion of her…