State ex rel. Ohio History Connection v. Moundbuilders Country Club Co.

Citations

• 171 Ohio St. 3d 663
• 220 N.E.3d 678
• 2022 Ohio 4345

Syllabus

Eminent domain—R.C. 163.04(B)—Good-faith purchase offer—Lack of good faith in the context of eminent-domain negotiations can be shown by presenting evidence of objectively unreasonable behavior—R.C. 163.021(A)—Exercise of eminent-domain powers must be necessary and for a public use—Inquiry into whether a taking is necessary asks whether the taking is for a public use, not whether the taking is in the best interest of the public as a whole.