Case ID: ohio-law-abs_6/html/0388-01.html
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Author: {"author": "ALLEN, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

STATE ex Diahl v. ABELE.
    Ohio Supreme Court.
    No. 20928.
    Decided June 20, 1928.
    In Mandamus.
    Three Demurrers.
    2 Sustained — 1 Overruled.
    1010. REFERENDUM — 874 Ordinances — 797 Municipal Corporations — 973 Public Utilities.
    When municipality proceeds to construct public utility, every ordinance in furtherance of such construction is subject to referendum.
   ALLEN, J.

Under Sections 4, 5 and 8, Article. XVIII, of the Constitution, of the State of Ohio, when a municipality proceeds to construct a public utility, not only the initial ordinance authorizing- such construction, but every other ordinance in furtherance of such construction, is subject to referendum under Section 8 of Article XVIII.

Demurrer on ground of insufficiency of petition overruled. Demurrer on ground of mis-joinder of separate causes of action against several defendants sustained. Demurrer on ground of misjoinder of parties defendant sustained.

(Marshall, CJ., Day, Kinkade and Robinson, JJ., concur. Jones and Matthias, JJ., dissent.)