Kessler v. Smith

OPINION

By HURD, J:

These actions in equity have been appealed from the Court of Common Pleas to this court on questions of law and fact for trial de novo. Having two cases before us for consideration, for purposes of clarity and brevity, the parties herein are referred to as follows: Louis F. Kessler, et al., as Kessler, George Smith, et al., as Smith, and the Village of Glenwillow as the Village. Because the issues between the parties in the cases are substantially the same, both cases were ordered to be consolidated in the Court of Common Pleas for the purpose of trial. The trial resulted in…