Legal Opinion

1946 St. Clair Corp. v. City of Cleveland

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 1990No. 88-1731PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtH. Brown, J.

The issue is whether a Section 1983 claim is available to a plaintiff who alleges no more than deprivation of property without due process of law, when the plaintiff fails to plead or prove that state remedies are inadequate. We find that it is not, and affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Section 19831 provides a remedy to persons whose federal rights have been violated by governmental officials. Monroe v. Pape (1961), 365 U.S. 167, overruled on other grounds in Monell v. Dept, of Social Services of City of New York (1978), 436 U.S. 658. To establish such a claim, two elements are…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by56 opinions

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  2. Cook v. City of CincinnatiOhio Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Andreyko v. City of CincinnatiOhio Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Carlton v. DavissionOhio Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Shirokey v. MarthOhio Supreme Court · 1992

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