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Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. v. Bailey

Posted August 23, 2023
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Appellate court finds that the prior public use doctrine applies to the taking of an agricultural conservation easement for a natural gas pipeline easement and sends back to the trial court for a determination of whether the pipeline easement would destroy the agricultural uses of the property.

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