Cincinnati v. State

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 1019

Syllabus

MUNICIPAL: In a taxpayer action alleging an abuse of municipal corporate powers, the trial court erred by granting injunctive relief that prevents the city from continuing with a civil lawsuit instituted by its solicitor without prior authorization by city council, because the city's charter allows the solicitor to file a civil action on behalf of the city and its officials without such prior authorization. Where the taxpayer failed to demonstrate an abuse of municipal corporate power in his pursuit of injunctive relief, any error by the trial court in concluding the taxpayer lacked standing to obtain declaratory relief was harmless.