One who has remained, Terry Pletcher of Columbus, said the dispute has taken a terrible toll. I've watched them age. You can't believe how much I've seen them age in the last four or five years. The house isn't looking good, either. The Hahns removed all the drywall but say the lumber beneath it has twisted and warped and can't be repaired.
Weeds choke the yard, and the pond is half empty.
As the decade nears its end, the Hahns are running out of courts. They are pinning their hopes on the U.S. Supreme Court. Benson Wolman, a lawyer who is not representing the Hahns but has spoken to them, said getting the Supreme Court to review a case is always a long shot. Yes, there's a chance, but the chance is very small. They know the odds.