Richley v. Van Horneff

Defendant William S. Van Horneff H is appealing the verdict and judgment of $15,000 awarded for the taking of his building and $1,000 for his land, for a total of $16,000 for the appropriation for state highway purposes of his apartment building property located at 635 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, on a lot twenty-nine feet wide by sixty-seven feet deep with three three-room apartments.

The evidence reveals that the building was built in 1870. When defendant purchased this property in May, 1970, it was completely gutted with the exception of the side walls. Defendant completed the…