City of Cleveland v. Raffa

'O’Neill, J.

This appeal presents three questions:

1. Is this ordinance invalid for the reason that the state has pre-empted the city’s right to enact such an ordinance?

2. Is there any conflict between the ordinance and the general laws of the state of Ohio?

3. Is the ordinance invalid on the ground that it is an unreasonable exercise of the municipality’s power to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens?

This court is of the opinion that the state has not preempted the right of a municipality to enact such an ordinance; that there is no conflict between the ordinance and the…