"Private property shall ever be held inviolate to the public wel-fare.  When taken in time of war or other public exigency, imperatively requiring its immediate seizure, or for the purpose of making or repairing roads, which shall be open to the public, without charge, a compensation shall be made to the owner, in money, and in all other cases, where private property shall be taken for public use, a compensation therefore shall first be made in money, or first secured by a deposit of money, and such compensation shall be assessed by a jury, without deduction for benefits to any property of the owner."  (1851 Constitutional Convention, adopted effective September 1, 1851)

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Attorneys Robert J. Mann and Gus M. Shihab are attorneys practicing in Eminent Domain. We believe it is important to educate property owners across the state of Ohio who will or may have property taken by the Ohio Department of Transportation via eminent domain. We do this because we feel the public has a right to understand and be fully educated about their rights as property owners in these situations.

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