Village of Gates Mills v. Jones

Weaver, Judge.

Appellant and cross-appellee, the village of Gates Mills appeals from the order of the trial court awarding attorney fees and interest in favor of appellee and cross-appellant David R. Jones et al. (“Jones”). Jones’s appeal challenges the amount of the award ordered by the trial court. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

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Gates Mills commenced appropriation proceedings against Jones on August 24, 1989, pursuant to its authority under. R.C. Chapter 163. The trial court awarded the Jones property to Gates Mills, and a jury determined Jones’s…