O'Neil v. Board of County Commissioners

We have little difficulty in concluding that a board of county commissioners may, upon the petition of a *57landowner and hy observing strictly the provisions of Sections 5553.41 to 5553.43, inclusive, Revised Code, exercise the power of eminent domain to provide a road from the lands of the petitioner to a public highway when necessary “for the use of the public” without contravening the requirements of the Ohio and federal Constitutions. See Tracey v. Preston, Dir. of Highways, 172 Ohio St. 567; May v. Ohio Turnpike Commission, 172 Ohio St. 555.

Nor is there any basis for appellees’ contention…