Couchot v. Ohio State Lottery Commission

McCormac, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants, Richard L. and Katherine Couchot, instituted this action in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas against defendantsappellees, the State Lottery Commission; Ohio Department of Taxation; Mary Ellen Withrow, in her official capacity as the Treasurer of the state of Ohio; and the state of Ohio. Along with a claim for reimbursement of taxes collected and damages for breach of contract, appellants’ complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief concerning the constitutionality of certain provisions of R.C. Chapters 5747 and 3770, which subject…