City of Wadsworth v. Yannerilla

Whitmore, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, the city of Wadsworth, has appealed from the judgment of the Wayne County Court of Common Pleas, which dismissed its petitions for appropriations. This court reverses the judgment.

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{¶ 2} In February 2002, plaintiff-appellant, the city of Wadsworth, entered into an agreement with the city of Barberton, wherein Wadsworth obtained a perpetual easement for approximately 17 acres of land owned by Barberton in Chippewa Township in Wayne County (the “Chippewa Creek property”). Wadsworth’s purpose for obtaining the easement was to construct, maintain, and…