State ex rel. Barman v. Lukens

(of Pickaway County, sitting by assignment). These four cases were filed seeking writs of mandamus to require the respondents to include the names of the relators in the application to assess compensation in connection with the elimination of a grade crossing on East Main Street in Chilli-cothe, Ohio, by construction of an overpass. Three cases were combined for the purpose of trial and the fourth was tried separately. However, for the purpose of this opinion, as the issues are the same in all four cases, the opinion will relate to all four actions. The respondents have filed in each of these…