Board of Education of Marion City School Dist. v. Board of Education of Elgin Local School Dist.

The sole issue for determination here is whether the act of the state board disapproving the transfer of land from one school district to another is a legislative act not subject to review by the courts. For the reasons stated below, we agree with the Court of Appeals in holding the action legislative and not appealable.

Section 4(B), Article IV of the Ohio Constitution gives the courts of common pleas “original jurisdiction over all justiciable matters and such powers of review of proceedings of administrative officers and agencies as may be provided by law.” Prior cases have established that…