RHODES v. NEW PHILADELPHIA

No. 2010-0963.

129 Ohio St.3d 304 (2011)

2011-Ohio-3279

RHODES, Appellee, v. CITY OF NEW PHILADELPHIA, Appellant, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig T. Conley and William E. Walker Jr. , for appellee.

Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., L.P.A., John T. McLandrich , and Frank H. Scialdone , for appellant.

Edwin Davila , urging affirmance as a pro se amicus curiae.

Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews and Anthony E. Brown , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn Co., L.P.A., Stephen L. Byron , Rebecca K. Schaltenbrand , and Stephen J. Smith , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Municipal League.

Michael DeWine , Attorney General, Alexandra T. Schimmer , Solicitor General, and Laura Eddleman Heim , Deputy Solicitor, urging reversal for amicus curiae state of Ohio.


McGEE BROWN, J.

Introduction

{¶ 1} The issue in this appeal is the meaning of the term "aggrieved" as it is used in R.C. 149.351.1 The question presented is whether a party automatically becomes aggrieved as a matter of law when his request for a public record is denied due to an improper disposition of the record. We hold that a party is not aggrieved by the...

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