State Ex Rel. FirstEnergy Corp. v. Lake County Board of Revision

The instant action in prohibition is presently before this court for consideration of respondents’ motion to dismiss, filed on November 9, 1999. As the primary basis for their motion, respondents, the Lake County Board of Revision and its current chairman, Edward H. Zupancic, contend that the petition of relators, FirstEnergy Corporation and the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, does not contain sufficient allegations to establish that respondents have acted beyond the scope of their power in the underlying proceeding. For the following reasons, we hold that the motion to dismiss has…