Legal Opinion

Board of Education of City School District v. City of Columbus

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 1928No. 20903PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C. J.

The city of Columbus brought suit against the board of education of the city school district of Columbus, Ohio, to recover charges for water service rendered by the municipal plant to the public school buildings within the city of Columbus. The board of education defended on the ground that Section 3963, General Code, exempts boards of education from such charges. That section provides in part:

“No charge shall be made by a city or village, or by the waterworks department thereof, for supplying water for extinguishing fire * * * or for the use of the public school buildings in such city or…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hertz v. WoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  2. Etting v. Bank of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
  3. Hartman v. GreenhowSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  4. Laber v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  5. State, Ex Rel. v. Indus. Comm.Ohio Supreme Court · 1927

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Britt v. City of ColumbusOhio Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Chambers v. Owens-Ames-Kimball Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co. v. Pub. Util. Comm.Ohio Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Pfau v. City of CincinnatiOhio Supreme Court · 1943
  5. Board of Education v. Village of WillardOhio Supreme Court · 1935

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