CARNEY v. LIBRARY

No. 35808.

169 Ohio St. 65 (1959)

CARNEY, AUD., APPELLANT, v. CLEVELAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, APPELLEE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 1, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John T. Corrigan, prosecuting attorney, and Mr. John L. Dowling, for appellant.

Mr. Ralph S. Locher, director of law, Mr. Joseph H. Crowley and Mr. Granville H. Bradley, Jr., for appellee.


MATTHIAS, J.

The principal question raised by this appeal is whether real property acquired by a public library for library use is exempt from taxation under the provisions of Section 5709.08, Revised Code, as public property used exclusively for public purposes, even though such use has not actually begun.

Thus we are presented directly with the question of whether an intent to use property for one of the statutory exempt uses is sufficient to entitle such...

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