Gates v. Parma

For the second time in admost two years, this Court is asked to determine the constitutionality of city ordinances imposing weight limits upon trucks using Snow Road in the City of Parma.

The plaintiff in the case at bar, a driver of a tractor-trailer, was arrested and charged with violating Codified Ordinance No. 341.12, entitled “Operation of Vehicles Exceeding 10,000 Pounds.” He is awaiting trial in another court. In this Court he seeks an injunction against the City’s restraining or obstructing him from driving a truck on Snow Road. The ordinance provides as follows:

It shall be unlawful…