City of Cincinnati v. Banks

Shannon, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant the city of Cincinnati appeals from the judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding defendant-appellee Cheryl Banks $4,469,760 for the city’s appropriation of her property. The city advances on appeal six assignments of error that, in essence, challenge the trial court’s exercise of its discretion with respect to the evidence permitted to be adduced and the comments permitted to be offered in argument before the jury. Finding no merit to any aspect of these challenges, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The genesis of this appeal was the city’s…