State ex rel. Nguyen v. Lawson

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 178 Ohio St.3d 260.] THE STATE EX REL. N[GUY ]EN ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. LAWSON ET AL., APPELLEES. [Cite as State ex rel. Nguyen v. Lawson,

2025-Ohio-507.] Quo warranto—The burden to prove that laches applies generally falls on the party asserting the defense—Court of appeals erred in placing on relators- appellants the burden to prove that they had acted with the utmost diligence in asserting their claims—Quo warranto cases do not involve the election deadlines that justify shifting the burden of proving unreasonable delay from the…