Pomante v. Marathon Ashland Pipe Line L.L.C.

Connor, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Karen Pomante and others, the owners of 15 parcels of land, appeal the decision of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment to defendant-appellee, Marathon Ashland Pipe Line, L.L.C. For the following reasons, we reverse the decision granting summary judgment.

{¶ 2} This appeal regards a dispute over an easement to operate and maintain a pipeline. In 1944, the easement was granted to Sinclair Refining Company, before it was later assigned to appellee. The subdivision containing appellants’ properties was platted in 1949.…