Legal Opinion
Village of Lucas v. Lucas Local School District
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 8, 1982No. 82-98PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCelebrezze, C.J.
In 1912 the people of Ohio amended their Constitution to include Section 4, Article XVIII, which states:
“Any municipality may acquire, construct, own, lease and operate within or without its corporate limits, any public utility the product or service of which is or is to be supplied to the municipality or its inhabitants, and may contract with others for any such product or service. The acquisition of any such public utility may be by condemnation or otherwise, and a municipality may acquire thereby the use of, or full title to, the property and franchise of any company or person supplying to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Canton v. WhitmanOhio Supreme Court · 1975
- State ex rel. Klapp v. Dayton Power & Light Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1967
- City of Columbus v. TeaterOhio Supreme Court · 1978
- City of Columbus v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1979
- City of Columbus v. Ohio Power Siting CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Village of Grafton v. Ohio Edison Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1996
- Grafton v. Ohio Edison Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1996
- State ex rel. Toledo Edison Co. v. City of ClydeOhio Supreme Court · 1996
- Corbett v. Ohio Building AuthorityOhio Court of Appeals · 1993
- Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm.Ohio Supreme Court · 1996
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