Legal Opinion
City of Cleveland v. Washington Mutual Bank
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 2010No. 2009-0441PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCupp, J.
{¶ 1} The issue in this case is whether R.C. 2941.47 authorizes the trial of a corporation in absentia in criminal proceedings in municipal court. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that it does not.
I. Procedural History
{¶ 2} This appeal arises out of a trial in the Cleveland Municipal Court in which appellee, Washington Mutual Bank, was charged by affidavit or complaint with building- and housing-code violations on property that it owned.
{¶ 3} Following a January 2007 inspection of the property, a city of Cleveland housing inspector filed a complaint against the bank in February 2007,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. RossOhio Court of Appeals · 1973
- State v. GundlachOhio Court of Appeals · 1960
- City of Cleveland v. Washington Mutual BankOhio Court of Appeals · 2008
- City of Lima v. WardOhio Court of Appeals · 1966
- City of Lima v. WardOhio Supreme Court · 1967
3Cited by6 opinions
- City of Cincinnati v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 2012
- Cleveland v. Bryce Peters Fin. Corp.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2013
- City of Cleveland v. Destiny Ventures, L.L.C.Ohio Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. Homesales, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2010
- City of Cleveland v. Washington Mutual BankOhio Supreme Court · 2010
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