CLEVELAND, v. LOCHER

No. 69-590.

25 Ohio St. 2d 49 (1971)

CITY OF CLEVELAND, EX REL. NEELON, APPELLANT, v. LOCHER ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided February 10, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas J. Friel and Mr. John G. Gill, for appellants.

Mr. Clarence J. James, Jr., director of law, Mr. Robert S. Wilson, Jr., and Mr. Lloyd B. Silverman, for appellees.


O'NEILL, C. J.

The basic question raised by this case is as follows:

Where a plain and unmistakably clear provision in a city charter is not self-executing, but is followed by a provision that council shall, by ordinance, provide for the enforcement of such provision, does mandamus lie to compel the council to enact such an ordinance?

It should be pointed out that city firemen are city employees and have a direct interest in this matter. It must be...

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