Cincinnati Bell, Inc. v. Village of Glendale

Appellant’s primary contention is that the Court of Common Pleas was obligated to affirm the decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals if there was any legal justification for that holding. In support of such as*370sertion, appellant cites paragraph three of the syllabus in In re Appeal of Manning (1962), 117 Ohio App. 55, which states, in part:

“In an appeal from a decision of a. board of zoning appeals to the Court of Common Pleas, the Court of Common Pleas has no power to determine the case de novo, but is authorized only to determine the legal justification of the board’s decision * *

Reliance…