Legal Opinion
Cincinnati City School District Board of Education v. Conners
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 2012No. 2011-0673PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLanzinger, J.
{¶ 1} In this action, the Cincinnati City School District Board of Education (“CPS”) asks us to rule on the validity of a deed restriction it placed on school property that it offered for sale at public auction. The issue is whether the deed restriction contravenes public policy by preventing an unused school building from being used by a public charter school. While recognizing that the freedom to contract is a broad right, we hold that the inclusion of a deed restriction preventing the use of property for school purposes in the contract for sale of an unused school building is unenforceable…
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