Taylor v. City of London

The issue before us is whether city council had the authority to enact emergency legislation accepting the applications for annexations of the two parcels of land to the city of London. For the reasons that follow, we answer this question in the affirmative.

As a threshold matter, it is clear that we must, as a matter of law, accept all of the allegations of appellants’ complaint as true. Mitchell v. Lawson Milk Co. (1988), 40 Ohio St.3d 190, 192, 532 N.E.2d 753, 756. Further, in O’Brien v. Univ. Community Tenants Union, Inc. (1975), 42 Ohio St.2d 242, 71 O.O.2d 223, 327 N.E.2d 753, syllabus,…