Dispute Between Property Owner and Utility Over Easement Must Be Settled by Court, Not Public Utilities Commission

In a 7-0 decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a legal dispute between a Boardman family and the Ohio Edison electric company over the proximity of two structures on the couple’s property to the company’s overhead power lines must be resolved through the local courts, rather than through a complaint proceeding before the state public utilities commission.

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