State ex rel. Robert Merrill, Trustee, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants,
Homer S. Taft, Intervening Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant,
L. Scot Duncan, et al., Intervening Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources, et al., Defendants,
National Wildlife Federation, et al., Intervening Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.
State ex rel. Robert Merrill, Trustee, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants,
Homer S. Taft, et al., Intervening Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources, et al., Defendants,
State of Ohio, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Lake County.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
August 21, 2009.
August 21, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Fritz E. Berckmueller and James F. Lang, Calfee, Halter & Griswold, L.L.P., 1400 Keybank Center, 800 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114-2688 (For Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants).
Homer S. Taft, pro se, 20220 Center Ridge Road, #300, P.O. Box 16216, Rocky River, OH 44116 (Intervening Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant).
Neil S. Kagan, 213 West Liberty Street, #200, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 and Peter A. Precario, Annex, #100, 326 South High Street, Columbus, OH 43215 (For Intervening Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees).
Nancy Hardin Rogers, Attorney General, State Office Tower, 17th Floor, 30 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215-3428; Cynthia K. Frazzini and John P. Bartley, Assistant Attorneys General, 2045 Morse Road, Bldg. D-2, Columbus, OH 43229 (For Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee).
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Lake County.
OPINION
COLLEEN MARY O'TOOLE, J.
{¶1} The issue before us in this case is one of first impression, concerning title to the lands below the ordinary high water mark of Lake Erie. Lake Erie is a non-tidal, navigable body of water, part of which lies within the territorial boundaries of the state of Ohio. The natural shoreline of Lake Erie extends approximately 262 miles, within the eight counties of Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie, Lorain,...
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