Ohio River Pipe Line, LLC v. Gutheil

Doan, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Ohio River Pipe Line, LLC (“ORPL”) filed petitions, pursuant to R.C. Chapters 163 and 1723, for the appropriation of easements in real property. ORPL sought to appropriate the easements across the properties of various defendants-appellees for the construction of an underground pipeline to transport petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, and diesel fuel, from a refinery in Kenova, West Virginia, to Columbus, Ohio. Pursuant to R.C. 1723.01, a private company “organized for the purpose of * * * transporting natural or artificial gas, petroleum,…