STATE EX REL. McGRAW v. GORMAN

No. 84-914.

17 Ohio St. 3d 147 (1985)

THE STATE, EX REL. McGRAW ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. GORMAN, JUDGE, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 29, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meckler & Meckler, Theodore E. Meckler and Philip D. Star, for appellants.

Avery S. Friedman, for appellee.

Yvonne C. Billingsley, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Cleveland Municipal Court Housing Division.

Kenneth J. Kowalski, urging reversal for amici curiae, The Housing Advocates, Inc. et al.

Sheldon Stein, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Marvin Chernin.


Per Curiam.

The statute from which Cleveland's housing court derives its jurisdiction is R.C. 1901.181. That section reads in part as follows:

"(A) Subject to section 1901.17 of the Revised Code, if a municipal court has a housing division, the housing division has exclusive jurisdiction in any civil action to enforce any local building, housing, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, or safety code, ordinance, or regulation applicable to premises...

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