Harry McNamara v. The City of Rittman

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

This case involves a federal takings claim arising from the City of Rittman’s operation of water wells that allegedly caused damage to plaintiffs. In our initial review of the district court’s judgment, we requested that the Supreme Court of Ohio answer an important question of first impression involving a property owner’s interest in the groundwater beneath his property. The Supreme Court of Ohio has now answered that question. For the reasons articulated below, we AFFIRM the decision of the district court.

I

In 1973, the City of Rittman, Ohio,…