STATE EX REL. COMMT. FOR THE REFERENDUM OF ORDINANCE NO. 3543-00 v. WHITE

No. 00-1457.

90 Ohio St.3d 212 (2000)

THE STATE EX REL. COMMITTEE FOR THE REFERENDUM OF ORDINANCE NO. 3543-00 ET AL. v. WHITE, CLERK, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillips & Co., L.P.A., and Gerald W. Phillips, for relators.

Eric H. Zagrans, North Ridgeville Law Director, for respondents.


DOUGLAS, J.

Relators claim that they are entitled to a writ of mandamus to compel respondents to submit Ordinance No. 3543-99 to the electors for their consideration on the November 7 general election ballot. We agree, and for the reasons that follow we grant the writ requested by relators.

Initially we must address respondents' contention that relators' cause of action is barred by the doctrine of laches. Respondents contend that relators failed to act with...

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