Union Properties, Inc. v. City of Cleveland

Was the Court of Appeals correct in reversing the judgment of the trial court and denying the plaintiff recovery?

Section 3891-1, General Code, appearing in the chapted entitled “Assessments,” authorizes the council of a municipality by ordinance to establish fair rates or charges for the use of the municipal sewerage system which “shall constitute a lien upon the property served by such connection and if not paid when due shall be collected in the same manner as other city and village taxes.”

Pursuant to this statute, the city of Cleveland enacted ordinance No. 558-A-38, authorizing and fixing…