State ex rel. Crance v. Kennedy

Respondent asserts that the office being sought is not a “public office” and, therefore, not subject to question in a quo warranto action. The statutory scheme of R. C. Chapter 3735 mates this contention untenable. There has been a delegation by the state of some of its sovereign powers.

A metropolitan housing authority may appropriate real property and in doing so shall be exercising “* * * powers and duties conferred upon officers of municipal *167corporations * * *.” R. C. 3735.32. It is exempt from taxation. E. C. 3735.34. It may issue bonds for “any of its corporate purposes.” E. C. 3735.45.…