Ghaster v. City of Fostoria

Several important legal questions are presented by this record for determination. First, is the location of the tracks of the steam railroad so near to the property line of the abutting owner as to prevent trucks or other ordinary vehicles from passing or being loaded or unloaded without danger from passing trains such an obstruction to or interference with access as to constitute a taking of private property in violation of Section 19 of Article I of the Ohio Constitution, which requires that a taking pf private property for public purposes shall first be compensated in money, or first…