GALVIN v. MASONIC TOLEDO TRUST

No. 72-896.

34 Ohio St. 2d 157 (1973)

GALVIN, LUCAS COUNTY AUDITOR, ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. MASONIC TOLEDO TRUST, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Harry Friberg, prosecuting attorney, Mr. Richard A. Cohen, Mr. James M. Morton, Jr., and Messrs. Fuller, Henry, Hodge & Snyder, for appellants.

Mr. Richard S. Cole, Mr. Gerald P. Moran and Messrs. Marshall, Melhorn, Bloch & Belt, for appellee.


O'NEILL, C. J.

Appellees sought exemption from property taxation primarily under R. C. 5709.12, which, in pertinent part, provides:

"* * * Real and tangible personal property belonging to institutions that is used exclusively for charitable purposes shall be exempt from taxation. * * *"

To aid in construing this language, the General Assembly enacted R. C. 5709.121, which provides:

"Real property and tangible personal property belonging to...

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