City of Youngstown v. Mahoning County Budget Commission

The appellees’ primary contention is that the appeal should be dismissed for failure of the appellant to join as appellees all the persons required by Section 5717.04, Revised Code.

On the other hand, appellant contends that it has joined all the necessary parties, that the only necessary parties are those who were active participants in the proceedings before the board, and that the joinder of the libraries and other small political subdivisions is unnecessary to affect an appeal to this court.

A determination of this question requires an examination of the statutes relating to appeals from…