Eastland Woods v. City of Tallmadge

In Ohio, a property owner, having other means of access to his property, may not enjoin the vacation of a public way, or receive damages for its closing, unless his property abuts the vacated street. As this court stated in Kinnear Mfg. Co. v. Beatty (1901), 65 Ohio St. 264, 282-83:

“* * * The decisions in this state have clearly established that an abutting lot owner has such an interest in the portion of the street on which he abuts, that the closing of it * * * is a taking of private property for a public use, and cannot be done without compensation. * * * But where the party complaining is…