City of Cincinnati v. Coates

There being no hill of exceptions in these cases, the sole and proper question raised by these appeals is the constitutionality, on its face, of Section 901-L6 of the Cincinnati Code of Ordinances. It appears to be well established that the question of the constitutionality of a statute or ordinance is judicially cognizable under these circumstances. Belden v. Union Central Life Ins. Co. (1944), 143 Ohio St. 329, 55 N. E. 2d 629; Blacker v. Wiethe (1968), 16 Ohio St. 2d 65, 242 N. E. 2d 655. Cf. Castle, v. Mason (1915), 91 Ohio St. 296, 110 N. E. 463; State, ex rel. Herbert, v. Ferguson…