Ohio Water Service Co. v. Alban

Ohio Water Service Co. (Ohio Water), appellant herein, has furnished water service in certain .Unincorporated areas of Lake County since 1955, pursuant to a contract with the county board of commissioners (Board), appellee.

Appellant furnished the service, which had previously been operated by appellee, for ten years, expanding the operation throughout the service area.

In February of 1965 a controversy arose as to the validity of the contract. A declaratory judgment action was filed and a decision was rendered in January 1968, declaring the contract invalid. On February 15, 1968, the Court of…