Mortensen v. Bd. of County Commiss. Butler Cnty., Ca2008-10-255 (4-13-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Phillip and Pamela Mortensen, appeal the judgment of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees, Board of County Commissioners of Butler County ("Butler County") and West Chester Township Board of Trustees ("West Chester"). We affirm the decision of the trial court.

{¶ 2} On March 17, 2008, Butler County filed an appropriation action against appellants to acquire an easement to accommodate the relocation and reconstruction of a bridge on West Chester Road. In response to the appropriation action,…