Legal Opinion
Specht v. Finnegan
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided September 6, 2002No. Court of Appeals No. L-02-1012, Trial Court No. CI-98-2134PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sherck, Judge.
{¶ 1} This appeal comes to us from orders of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas. There, the court granted relief and awarded attorney fees to citizens in a suit against township officials. Because we conclude that the trial court properly found that the trustees repeatedly violated Ohio’s Public Records and Open Meeting Acts and the court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorney fees, we affirm.
{¶ 2} Appellants/cross-appellees (“appellants”) are Sherry J. Specht, Betty Miller, and Cheryl Barto, 1 all residents of Sylvania Township, Lucas County, Ohio.…
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