Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 2009-1806. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE STATE EX REL. MERRILL, TRUSTEE, ET AL., APPELLEES; TAFT, APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT, v. OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ET AL., APPELLANTS AND CROSS-APPELLEES. MERIT DECISION WITH OPINION Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Donnell, Cupp, and McGee Brown, JJ., concur. O'Connor, C.J., and Lanzinger, J., concur in syllabus and judgment only.