Cook-Johnson Realty Co. v. Bertolini
Ohio Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtMatthias, J.
Is Section 519.12, Revised Code, insofar as it purports to grant a power of referendum with respect to zoning amendments adopted by township trustees to that portion of the township electorate which will be most affected thereby, unconstitutional?*
*198Appellant contends that it is, basing that contention on the recognized principle that once the people of the state have delegated the lawmaking power to the General Assembly by constitutional provision the General Assembly *199may not delegate it back, as this would be in derogation of the Constitution. Cincinnati, Wilmington & Zanesville Rd. Co. v.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State ex rel. Sibarco Corp. v. City of BereaOhio Supreme Court · 1966
- Tuber v. PerkinsOhio Supreme Court · 1966
- Strain v. SouthertonOhio Supreme Court · 1947
- State ex rel. Foreman v. City Council of BellefontaineOhio Supreme Court · 1965
3Cited by8 opinions
- Karches v. City of CincinnatiOhio Supreme Court · 1988
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- Buckeye Community Hope Foundation v. City of Cuyahoga FallsOhio Supreme Court · 1998
- Hunter v. BrittenOhio Court of Appeals · 2009
- Board of Township Trustees v. LambrixOhio Court of Appeals · 1978
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