State ex rel. Boggs v. Cleveland

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5094

Syllabus

Mandamus—Appropriation proceedings—Under Article I, Section 19 of Ohio Constitution, when private property is taken for a public use, the government must pay just compensation regardless of whether taking was appropriate—A landowner who alleges that his or her private property has been taken by a foreign municipality has standing to pursue a mandamus action to force the municipality to institute appropriation proceedings for purposes of compensating the landowner for property that has been taken—Court of appeals' judgment reversed and cause remanded.