City of Riverside v. State

French, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas’ entry of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee, the city of Riverside, declaring R.C. 718.01(H)(11) unconstitutional. For the following reasons, we reverse.

*772{¶ 2} On August 22, 2008, the city filed a complaint in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas for a declaratory judgment that R.C. 718.01(H)(11) is unconstitutional. The city alleged that R.C. 718.01(H)(11) “is contrary to 4 U.S.C. §§ 105 et seq. (commonly referred to as the Buck Act), the Equal Protection Clauses of…