Bigler v. Township of York

Appellants contend that “Ohio Revised Code section 5553.042 only delineates the procedure to be followed by county commissioners to accomplish the vacation of a township road and does not preclude an action by an abutting land owner to quiet title by establishing abandonment by nonuse for at least twenty-one years.” For the following reasons we disagree with appellants’ assertion and, accordingly, affirm the decision of the court of appeals.

The relevant statute, R.C. 5553.042, provides: “A township shall lose all rights in and to any public road, highway, street, or alley which has been…