Hudson Local School District Board of Education v. Hudson Park Estates, Inc.

Cacioppo, Presiding Judge.

The Hudson Local School District (“school”) filed a complaint for appropriation pursuant to R.C. Chapter 163. The school sought to acquire the title in fee simple to five contiguous parcels of real property. Stephen Dubetz and Julia Bower Dubetz (“Dubetz”) owned three of the five parcels.

After the complaint was filed, the school and all defendants except Dubetz settled the case. Those defendants were dismissed pursuant to Civ.R. 41(A)(1). The case proceeded to a jury trial with the school and Dubetz remaining as parties. The jury awarded Dubetz’s fee simple interest…