The Hermitage Club Co., Inc. v. Powers

Plaintiff-appellee The Hermitage Club Company, Inc. (“Hermitage”) is a for-profit Ohio corporation which owns and operates a residential housing community on approximately two hundred fifty acres of land located in Hamilton County. The property was registered pursuant to R.C. Chapters 5309 and 5310, the Ohio Torrens Act, on January 2, 1970. Hermitage also maintains a two-and-one-half- acre lake, tennis court, picnic area, wooded area and various other amenities on its property for the use of its shareholders.

Individuals become members or shareholders of Hermitage through an application…