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SHARON VILLAGE LTD. v. LICKING COUNTY BD. OF REVISION

Nos. 95-2591, 95-2594 and 95-2596.

78 Ohio St.3d 479 (1997)

SHARON VILLAGE LIMITED, APPELLANT, v. LICKING COUNTY BOARD OF REVISION ET AL., APPELLEES. DERBY DOWNS LIMITED, APPELLANT, v. LICKING COUNTY BOARD OF REVISION ET AL., APPELLEES. CHERRY LEE LIMITED ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. LICKING COUNTY BOARD OF REVISION ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd W. Sleggs, for appellants.

Robert L. Becker, Licking County Prosecuting Attorney, and Pauline E. O'Neill, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellees Licking County Board of Revision and Auditor.

Teaford, Rich, Coffman & Wheeler and Karol Cassell Fox, for appellee Newark City School District Board of Education.

Blaugrund, Gabel, Herbert & Mesirow, Steven A. Martin and Christopher B. McNeil, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Cassity Law Offices and Robin J. Levine, urging reversal for amici curiae, Institute of Property Taxation and National Council of Property Tax Consultants.

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue and David A. Kutik; Robert J. Fay; Buckley, King & Bluso and John A. Hallbauer, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Cleveland Bar Association.

Ronald J. O'Brien, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and James R. Gorry, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging affirmance for amici curiae, Franklin County Auditor and Ohio County Auditors' Association.

Eugene P. Whetzel, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio State Bar Association.

FRANCIS E. SWEENEY, SR., J.

In this case we are not asked to decide whether a taxpayer may prepare and file a complaint with the BOR. Clearly, such action is permissible. See R.C. 5715.13. Instead, the sole issue presented to us is whether appellants' agent, a nonlawyer, engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when he prepared and filed the complaints with the BOR. For the following reasons, we answer this question in the affirmative. Accordingly, we affirm the...

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