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Ohio Rev. Code § 5589.22 (2026)

Damages

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Effective:
January 9, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly
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A corporation or person shall be liable for all damages arising to a person from an obstruction or injury to a road or highway as provided by section 5589.21 of the Revised Code, which damage shall be recovered by an action at the suit of the board of township trustees of the township in which the offense is committed, or of any person suing therefor before a judge of a county court or judge of a municipal court having jurisdiction where the offense is committed, or by indictment in the court of common pleas in the proper county. Each twenty-four hours the person or corporation, after being notified, permits such obstruction to remain, shall be an additional offense against such section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1990–1990 · leading case: Becker v. Shaull, 7 Ohio App. Unrep. 135 (Ohio Ct. App. 5th Dist. 1990).
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Becker v. Shaull, 7 Ohio App. Unrep. 135 (Ohio Ct. App. 5th Dist. 1990). “06 was enacted to prevent diversion of water onto a highway, with all its attended hazards, including the accumulation of unnatural patches of ice.”
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