IN RE COMPLAINT OF WILKES v. OHIO EDISON CO.

No. 2011-0737.

131 Ohio St.3d 252 (2012)

2012-Ohio-609

IN RE COMPLAINT OF WILKES v. OHIO EDISON COMPANY; WILKES ET AL., Appellants; PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ET AL., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brett M. Mancino , for appellants.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, and William L. Wright and Thomas G. Lindgren , Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.

Jones Day , David A. Kutik , and Douglas R. Cole , for intervening appellee Ohio Edison Company.


McGEE BROWN, J.

{¶ 1} Thomas and Derrell Wilkes appeal the Public Utilities Commission's order dismissing their complaint against Ohio Edison Company for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

{¶ 2} In 1949, Ohio Edison purchased an easement in Boardman, Ohio, for the purpose of building and maintaining an electric transmission line. Today, a 69,000-volt electric transmission line...

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