City of Dublin v. Pewamo Ltd.

Tyack, Judge.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from an appropriation action brought by appellee, the city of Dublin, Ohio, to acquire property from appellant, Pewamo Ltd., for the public purpose of road improvements to State Route 161 (“SR 161”). To improve *60the road, Dublin acquired approximately three acres of a 60-acre tract with frontage along SR 161 and Cosgray Road.

{¶ 2} Therll Clagg purchased the entire tract in 1999 for $20,000 per acre as an investment. He later formed Pewamo Ltd. and transferred the property to Pewamo. The parcel was undeveloped, zoned for agricultural use, and used for…