Legal Opinion

Hughes v. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided July 30, 1997No. 96-718PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLundberg Stratton, J.

Because Hughes’s driver’s license is .no longer suspended and the issue of his occupational driving privileges is moot, we must address whether this case presents an issue for our consideration. “Although a case may be moot, a court may hear the appeal where the issues raised are ‘capable of repetition, yet evading review.’ ” State ex rel. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. v. Barnes (1988), 38 Ohio St.3d 165, 527 N.E.2d 807, paragraph one of the syllabus. Many, if not most, of the driver’s license suspensions would likely have been completed prior to the date any appeal would have been attempted to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Couts v. RoseOhio Supreme Court · 1950
  2. State ex rel. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. v. BarnesOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Kropel v. ConliskIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Maxfield v. BrooksOhio Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Wilson v. KennedyOhio Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. State v. BrooksOhio Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Desenco, Inc. v. City of AkronOhio Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State ex rel. Sinay v. SoddersOhio Supreme Court · 1997
  4. State ex rel. Watkins v. Eighth District Court of AppealsOhio Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. South (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2015

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