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The Appraisal Institute defines “highest and best use” as “the reasonably probable and legal use of vacant land or an improved property that is physically possible, appropriately supported, financially feasible, and that results in the highest value.” (Appraisal Institute, The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, 2022).
Sophia Holley and C. Francis Barrett presented on Eminent Domain in connection with the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Local Government Law Update this fall.
For nearly a decade, I have represented some of the world’s most successful fast-food restaurants, known in the real estate industry as quick-service restaurants (QSR’s), in eminent domain and land use matters. This work adds to several decades of customer experience in QSRs, and a brief, region-leading stint in high school as a drive-thru employee in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
On October 29, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court declined to accept jurisdiction in City of North Ridgeville v. Sharon Zilka, et al., Lorain Cty., Case No. 23 CA012047 (9th Dist.).
The practice of law often brings up fond memories for me of the Simpsons and, specifically, the Treehouse of Horrors episodes. A favorite episode is Season 3, Ep. 7, The Monkey’s Paw, based upon a 1902 short story by W.W. Jacobs.
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