Title: Cleveland v. Destiny Ventures, L.L.C.

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
Cleveland v. Destiny Ventures, L.L.C., Slip Opinion No. 2010-Ohio-2320.] 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2010-OHIO-2320 
CITY OF CLEVELAND, APPELLEE, v. DESTINY VENTURES, L.L.C., APPELLANT. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as Cleveland v. Destiny Ventures, L.L.C.,  
Slip Opinion No. 2010-Ohio-2320.] 
Criminal law — R. C. 2941.47 — Trial of a corporation in absentia — 
Proceeding initiated by affidavit or complaint in a municipal court. 
(No. 2008-2230 ⎯ Submitted December 2, 2009 ⎯ Decided May 26, 2010.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, 
No. 91018, 2008-Ohio-4587. 
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Per Curiam. 
{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
Cleveland v. Washington Mut. Bank, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2010-Ohio-2219, ___ 
N.E.2d ___, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings 
not inconsistent with Cleveland v. Washington Mut. Bank.  
Judgment reversed 
and cause remanded. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR, O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, and 
CUPP, JJ., concur. 
BROWN, C.J., not participating. 
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Robert J. Triozzi, Cleveland Law Director, and Karyn J. Lynn, Assistant 
Law Director, for appellee. 
Michael A. Poklar, for appellant. 
Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General, Benjamin C. Mizer, Solicitor 
General, Alexandra T. Schimmer, Chief Deputy Solicitor General, and Mark 
Wiseman, Assistant Attorney General, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio 
Attorney General. 
John P. Curp, Cincinnati City Solicitor, Ernest F. McAdams Jr., City 
Prosecuting Attorney, and Keith C. Forman, Assistant City Prosecuting Attorney, 
urging affirmance for amicus curiae city of Cincinnati. 
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