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HOUCK v. BD. OF PARK COMMRS.

No. 2006-1262.

116 Ohio St.3d 148 (2007)

2007-Ohio-5586

HOUCK ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS OF THE HURON COUNTY PARK DISTRICT ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 25, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rengel Law Office, Jeffery Rengel, and Thomas R. Lucas, for appellants.

Spengler Nathanson, P.L.L., Joan C. Szuberla, Teresa L. Grigsby, and Gary D. Sikkema; Tomino & Latchney, L.L.C., and John D. Latchney; Baumgartner & O'Toole, L.P.A., and Abraham Lieberman; and Kuhlman & Beck and Ladd W. Beck, for appellees.

Nan Still, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Huron County Farm Bureau.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P., and C. Craig Woods, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Board of Park Commissioners, Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District.

Thompson Hine L.L.P., and Robert M. Curry, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Board of Park Commissioners, Five Rivers Metroparks.

Isaac, Brandt, Ledman, & Teetor, L.L.P., Mark Landes, and David G. Jennings, urging affirmance for amici curiae County Commissioners' Association of Ohio, Ohio Municipal League, Ohio School Boards Association, and Ohio Township Association.

LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

I. Introduction

{¶ 1} The issue before this court is whether real property owned by a park district established under R.C. Chapter 1545 can be acquired by adverse possession. Because the underlying legal principles of adverse possession do not apply to park districts, we answer that question in the negative and affirm the court of appeals.

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