Legal Opinion
Summit County Historical Society v. City of Akron
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided July 5, 1961No. 5089PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunsicker, J.
On December 6, 1825, Paul Williams and Simon Perkins placed of record the “Map of the Town Plat of Akron. In Portage County, Ohio. Laid out on the Canal at the Portage Summit.”
On March 12, 1836, Akron became an incorporated municipality. In 1840, the area embracing Akron was established as Summit County.
This plat of Akron covered both sides of the Ohio Canal, then being constructed. On the west side of the canal, an area 5 links square, bounded by streets, was designated on the plat as ‘ ‘ Public Square ’ ’; south of this public square was land designated on the plat as “Public Buildings.”…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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