CITY OF CLEVELAND v. STATE

No. 2018-0097.

136 N.E.3d 466 (2019)

157 Ohio St.3d 330

2019-Ohio-3820

The CITY OF CLEVELAND, Appellee, v. The STATE of Ohio, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 24, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara A. Langhenry , Cleveland Director of Law, Gary S. Singletary , Chief Counsel, and L. Stewart Hastings and Elizabeth M. Crook , Assistant Law Directors, for appellee.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers , State Solicitor, Stephen P. Carney , Deputy Solicitor, and Zachary P. Keller , Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Frost Brown Todd, L.L.C., Philip K. Hartmann , and Yazan S. Ashrawi ; Columbus, and Garry E. Hunter , Athens, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Municipal League.

Scott & Winters Law Firm, L.L.C., and Joseph F. Scott , Cleveland, urging affirmance for amici curiae Campaign to Defend Local Solutions, Legal Scholars, and International Municipal Lawyers Association.

Eve V. Belfance , Akron Director of Law, and Brian D. Bremer , Assistant Law Director, urging affirmance for amicus curiae city of Akron.

Zach Klein , Columbus City Attorney, Lara N. Baker-Morrish , City Solicitor General, and Orly Ahroni , Assistant City Prosecutor, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein.

Graff and McGovern, L.P.A., and Luther L. Liggett Jr. , Columbus, urging reversal for amicus curiae AIA Ohio.

Ice Miller, L.L.P., and Patrick A. Devine , Columbus, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Contractors Association, Associated General Contractors of Ohio, National Federation of Independent Business, and Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

Fadel & Beyer, L.L.C., Timothy R. Fadel , and Jonah D. Grabelsky , Cleveland, urging reversal for amicus curiae International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18.

Weston Hurd, L.L.P., Frederick T. Bills , and David T. Patterson , Columbus, urging reversal for amicus curiae American Council of Engineering Companies of Ohio.


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