Case Name: City of Cleveland et al. v. Selden et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1895-10-22
Citations: 53 Ohio St. 661
Docket Number: No. 4142
Parties: City of Cleveland et al. v. Selden et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 53
Pages: 661–661

Head Matter:
No. 4142.
City of Cleveland et al. v. Selden et al.
(Decided October 22, 1895.)
Error to the Circuit Court of Cuyahoga county.
James lawrence and Estey, Weh & Henry, for plaintiffs in error.
Henderson, Kline ds Tolies, George S. Kain, Burns ds Weed, A. J. Marvin, Kerruish ds Ghapman and Goulder ds Holding, for defendants in error.

Opinion:
It is ordered and adjudged by this court, that-the judgment of the said circuit court be and the same is hereby reversed and this cause remanded to said circuit court for a new trial upon the issue-of fraud and bad faith on part of the city council in the proceedings, as to the improvement and assessment in question and as to a deduction of one-fiftieth part of said assessment which is to be paid by the city. The record of the proceedings of the council is sufficient in form and substance to support the assessment, except one-fiftieth part thereof to be paid by the city, and the evidence offered to-impeach said record is and was not competent for' any purpose other than to sustain the issue of fraud and bad faith.