Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. v. Scapell

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI) filed Case No. 803,259 in Probate Court on March 30,1973, to appropriate land of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scapell located in Brecksville, Ohio (see Transcript of Docket Entries in Record). CEI claimed that it had to obtain an easement over the Scapell’s property in order to make way for construction of its proposed Valley-Harding transmission lines.

The City of Independence brought Case No. 919,280 in Common Pleas Court on July 17, 1973, to enjoin construction of the Valley-Harding Line (see Transcript of Docket and Journal Entries). CEI had begun…