Document / Legal Opinion

O’Banion v. American Aggregates Corp.

Posted 2021 Reviewed July 7, 2022
Source
US District Court Ohio
Author
Robert H. Levin
About This Legal Opinion

Trial court ruled in favor of seller and against buyer. As for the public policy argument, the court found that the reserved rights did not prevent buyer from using the property as farmland, but rather only from reaping certain program benefits offered by the Department.

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