Ohio Boys Town, Inc. v. Brown

The primary issue in the instant cause is whether appellant was under a statutory duty to provide appellees an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of R. C. Chapter 119 prior to rejection of their applications for renewal of their charitable bingo licenses. This court holds that under the facts of this case, there is such a statutory duty imposed by R. C. Chapter 119.

Appellant asserts that the prior-hearing requirement found in R. C. 119.06 is not applicable to the rejection of an application for a bingo license renewal for two reasons. First, appellant contends that the act…