Village of Monroeville v. Ward

With the amendment of Section 4(B) of Article IV of the Ohio Constitution, effective May 7, 1968, a significant problem is presented as regards the fate of those provisions of E. C. 1905.22, 2305.01 and 2953.02, which were effective prior to September 16, 1970, and which pre-existed the amendment and authorized an appeal to a Court of Common Pleas from a judgment or final order of a mayor’s court. This question has been acute, resulting in conflicting court decisions in similar cases. See Monroeville v. Ward (1969), 21 Ohio App. 2d 17; Stone v. Goolsby (1969), 18 Ohio Misc. 105; Village of…