Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Allen v. Ferguson
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1951No. 32432PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaft, J.
The first question raised is whether the Director of Highways had authority to make the contact involved.
We believe that question may have been decided in State, ex rel. Kauer, Dir., v. Defenbacher, Dir., 153 Ohio St., 268, 91 N. E. (2d), 512, where this court issued a writ of mandamus compelling issuance of a certificate of encumbrance certifying to the availability for expenditure by the Director of Highways of the sum of $100,000 for highway department “engineering and other forces including salaries and other operating expenses” and the sum of $500,000 for “consulting-engineers and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Matz v. J. L. Curtis Cartage Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1937
- Geiger v. GeigerOhio Supreme Court · 1927
- Application of Oklahoma Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
- State Ex Rel. Public Institutional Building Authority v. GriffithOhio Supreme Court · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Kauer v. DefenbacherOhio Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Book v. State Office Building CommissionIndiana Supreme Court · 1958
- People v. Illinois Toll Highway CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Ennis v. State Highway CommissionIndiana Supreme Court · 1952
- Town of Bloomfield v. New Jersey Highway AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
- Harrison Construction Company v. Ohio Turnpike CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
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