East Ohio Gas Co. v. Limbach

A fundamental tenet of the Ohio Constitution is that the General Assembly shall have no power to pass retroactive laws. Section 28, Article II of the Ohio Constitution. The majority has failed to heed an admonition issued by this court: “* * * The prohibition against retroactive laws is not a form of words: it is a bar against the state’s imposing new duties and obligations upon a person’s past conduct and transactions, and it is a protection for the individual who is assured that he may rely upon the law as it is written and not later be subject to new obligations thereby.” Lakengren v.…