SER JOHNSTONE v. CINCINNATI

No. 2020-0823.

176 N.E.3d 742 (2021)

165 Ohio St.3d 178

2021-Ohio-3393

The STATE EX REL. JOHNSTONE, Appellee v. The City of CINCINNATI, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 29, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew W. Garth , Cincinnati City Solicitor, and William C. Hicks , Assistant City Solicitor, for appellant.

Freking, Myers & Reul, L.L.C., and George M. Reul Jr. , Cincinnati, for appellee.


{¶ 1} R.C. 124.44 provides that "no person in a police department shall be promoted to a position in a higher rank who has not served at least twelve months in the next lower rank." The statute also states, "A municipal civil service commission may require a period of service of longer than twelve months for promotion...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases