FONZI v. BROWN

Nos. 2020-0773 and 2020-0861.

202 N.E.3d 604 (2022)

169 Ohio St.3d 70

2022-Ohio-901

FONZI et al., Appellees, v. BROWN et al., Appellants. Fonzi et al., Appellees, v. Miller et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yukevich, Marchetti, Fischer, Zangrilli, P.C., and Mark Fischer , Canton, for appellees.

Theisen Brock, L.P.A., Daniel P. Corcoran , Marietta, and Adam J. Schwendeman , for appellants.

Yoss Law Office, L.L.C., Richard A. Yoss , Woodsfield, and Melissa A. Schumacher , urging reversal for amici curiae Richard A. Yoss and M. Marie Yoss.

Kravitz, Brown & Dortch, L.L.C., Michael D. Dortch , Richard R. Parsons , Columbus, and Justin M. Dortch ; and Emens Wolper Jacobs & Jasin Law Firm Co., L.P.A., Sean E. Jacobs , Columbus, and Cody R. Smith , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio River Collieries Company.


{¶ 1} In these cases, we are asked to determine whether owners of the surface rights to land complied with the requirements of the Dormant Mineral Act in seeking to have mineral interests in that land deemed abandoned. Based on the particular facts of these cases, we conclude that the surface owners did not exercise...

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