Legal Opinion
Estate of Ruff v. Nichols
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided August 7, 1985No. 84-1347PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The parties to this appeal, Lucille Nichols and William C. Boulger, raise numerous propositions of law. In the interests of clarity and judicial economy, these propositions are reduced to one relevant and dispositive issue: whether the Ross County Board of Commissioners properly vacated the easterly reserved tract in the Brown Subdivision of Scioto Township. This issue can be resolved only upon review of the requirements of R.C. 5553.042, which govern the vacation of “abandoned” township roads.
Pursuant to R.C. 5553.042, vacation of such a road is permitted “after formal proceedings for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- City of Lincoln v. Cather & Sons Construction, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1980
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