Kellis v. Ohio Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board

Wolff, Judge,

John C. Kellis appeals from the judgment of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas affirming the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board’s decision denying his application for coverage under the Financial Assurance Fund.

The undisputed facts of this case are as follows.

In 1989, the Ohio General Assembly created the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board (“board”). The board was established to administer the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance Fund (“fund”), a fund created to reimburse owners and operators of…