MELVILLE v. CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

No. 71-2004.

462 F.2d 486 (1972)

Robert L. MELVILLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CUYAHOGA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

June 28, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond T. Sawyer, III, Thompson, Hine & Flory, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

John L. Dowling, Asst. Pros. Atty., Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellee; John T. Corrigan, Pros. Atty., Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio, on brief.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, KENT, Circuit Judge, and O'SULLIVAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of the plaintiff's (the parties will be referred to as in the court below) complaint challenging the charter provisions of the City of Rocky River, Ohio, which require that the Mayor of the City shall have been a qualified elector and resident for at least three years prior to the date of his election. The complaint recites that on August 4, 1971, Ira N. Forman (Forman), age 19, a resident of Rocky River for more than...

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