Legal Opinion

City of Lima v. State

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided December 3, 2007No. 1-07-21PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Preston, Judge.

I. Factual Background

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the city of Lima, appeals the Allen County Court of Common Pleas grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, the state of Ohio. 1 Since the trial court erred in finding that R.C. 9.481 was validly enacted pursuant to Section 34, Article II of the Ohio Constitution and meets the test of Canton v. State, 95 Ohio St.3d 149, 2002-Ohio-2005, 766 N.E.2d 963, we reverse and remand for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

{¶ 2} On November 2, 1920, Lima voters adopted a city charter pursuant to Section 3,…

2Cases cited55 opinions

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  3. Byrd v. FaberOhio Supreme Court · 1991
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  5. Arnold v. City of ClevelandOhio Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. City of Lima v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. Akron, Unpublished Decision (1-9-2008)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. State v. RobinsonOhio Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. Dayton v. StateOhio Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Salvatore Lovano v. Loretta LynchCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2017

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