GIRARD v. YOUNGSTOWN BELT RY. CO.

No. 2010-T-0079.

196 Ohio App.3d 271 (2011)

2011-Ohio-4699

CITY OF GIRARD, Appellant, v. YOUNGSTOWN BELT RAILWAY COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Trumbull County.

Decided September 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank R. Bodor ; and Mark M. Standohar , Girard Law Director, for appellant.

Manchester, Bennett, Powers & Ullman, L.P.A., C. Scott Lanz , and Thomas J. Lipka , for appellees Youngstown Belt Railway Company, Consolidated Rail Corporation, and Erie Land and Improvement Company of Pennsylvania.

Dennis Watkins , Trumbull County Prosecuting Attorney, for appellees Trumbull County Auditor and Trumbull County Treasurer.


CYNTHIA WESTCOTT RICE, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, the city of Girard, appeals from the judgment of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas granting the motion of Youngstown Belt Railway Company et al. ("YBR"), appellees, for summary judgment based upon YBR's assertion that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to consider Girard's appropriation complaint because the action was preempted by federal law. At issue is whether the trial court erred in finding...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases