City of North Canton v. City of Canton

{¶ 1} We must decide whether the city of North Canton has standing to challenge the constitutionality of R.C. 709.02(E) as denying due process and equal protection even though North Canton is not a member of the class of persons against whom the statute is applied. Because North Canton is asserting the rights of a third party, we conclude that it lacks standing to assert its constitutional challenge, and we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

{¶ 2} The parties submitted this matter on the following stipulated facts. On August 27, 2004, the city of North Canton entered into an…