Legal Opinion

State ex rel. O'Farrell v. New Philadelphia City Council

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 1991No. 90-142PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

Who establishes salaries for municipal court employees under R.C. Chapter 1901? Was the court of appeals correct in holding that the municipal court, in prescribing the compensation of bailiffs and deputy bailiffs, must speak only through its journal and not by oral pronouncement or mere written minutes or memoran-da? (Since the clerk of courts does not utilize a journal, how would the clerk prescribe compensation under R.C. 1901.31?) In dealing with administrative matters (nonjudicial determinations), the court need not use its journal or prepare an entry in order to prescribe compensation…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Durkin v. City Council of YoungstownOhio Supreme Court · 1984
  2. State ex rel. Musser v. City of MassillonOhio Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State ex rel. Cramer v. Board of County CommissionersOhio Supreme Court · 1985

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Manley v. Walsh (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2014
  2. State Ex Rel. Badgett v. MullenOhio Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. State ex rel. Donaldson v. AlfredOhio Supreme Court · 1993

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API