State ex rel. Ohio Attorney General v. Shelly Holding Co.

Bryant, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio, through its attorney general, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas concluding, in four specific instances, that defendants-appellees did not violate provisions of Ohio’s environmental laws and regulations, defendants were exempt from the relevant law, or defendants’ violations were limited to the day of testing. *424Because the evidence and applicable law do not support the trial court’s determinations in those four instances, we reverse in part.

I. Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 2} At the request of the…