Martingale, LLC v. City of Louisville

OPINION AND ORDER

MINTON, Judge.

This appeal arises following the condemnation of a bridge across the Ohio River, known as the Big Four Bridge. Martingale, LLC argues that the City of Louisville lacked the authority to condemn the bridge under principles of eminent domain, or in the alternative, that the condemnation was done improperly. Martingale attempted to enjoin the condemnation action through a separate suit in the federal *831courts, but was unsuccessful in seeking relief.2

Though the history of the bridge begins in 1888, the instant case has its genesis more recently. The circuit court…