Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Hamilton County April 27, 1970, No. A 238825 (City of Cincinnati v. Hawthorne)

Castle, J.

In order to orient ourselves, a brief review of the pleadings seems in order. On April 14, 1969, the City of Cincinnati filed both a declaration of intention and a petition for appropriation of real estate, specifically a portion of the property owned by defendants Ross E. and Antoinette Hawthorne. Proper service of summons on the defendant property owners was had and returned.