Legal Opinion
Olen Corp. v. Franklin County Board of Elections
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided January 26, 1988No. 87AP-998PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhiteside, J.
Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and raise five assignments of error as follows:
“A. The trial court erred to the prejudice of appellants by applying a subjective, rather than objective test to determine whether or not the description in the referendum petition was ambiguous, inaccurate, contained material omissions or tended to mislead or confuse the average person.
“B. The trial court erred to the prejudice of appellants by finding that the inaccuracy and ambiguity in the referendum petition was de minimus and not misleading or confusing and that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re KurtzhalzOhio Supreme Court · 1943
- City of Columbus v. AdamsOhio Supreme Court · 1984
- Shelly & Sands, Inc. v. Franklin County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 1984
- State ex rel. Ocasek v. RileyOhio Supreme Court · 1978
- State ex rel. Polcyn v. BurkhartOhio Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State ex rel. O'Beirne v. Geauga County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 1997
- State ex rel. Columbia Reserve Ltd. v. Lorain County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- State ex rel. McCord v. Delaware County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 2005
- State ex rel. Brown v. Butler County Board of ElectionsOhio Supreme Court · 2006
- State ex rel. State Fire Marshal v. CurlOhio Supreme Court · 2000
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