In Re Appropriation for Hwy. Purposes of Lands of Lunsford

This is a case involving the appropriation by the'.state of Ohio for highway purposes of some fourteen lots, parts of three others, and part of a street in a platted subdivision. The subdivision had been platted and the plat recorded October 31, 1963; the streets therein had been dedicated but had not been accepted as county or township roads. The streets, however, have been laid out and graded with five or six inches of gravel. In the center of the plat was a lake reserved for recreational purposes, and this had been worked over and developed. Drainage tile had been installed.

One lot had…