Case Name: Berry et al. v. City of Columbus
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1922-02-14
Citations: 104 Ohio St. 607
Docket Number: No. 16974
Parties: Berry et al. v. City of Columbus.
Judges: Johnson, Hough, Robinson, Jones and Matthias, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 104
Pages: 607–607

Head Matter:
Berry et al. v. City of Columbus.
Municipal corporations — Powers of local self-government — Sections 3 and 1, Article XVIII, Constitution — Street improvements — Limitation of assessment and procedure by council —Sections 113 and 182, Columbus Charter — Municipal powers restricted by general laws — Section 6, Article XIII, Constitution — Sections 3822 and 3835, General Code.
(No. 16974
Decided February 14, 1922.)
Error to the Court of Appeals of Franklin county.
Messrs. Johnson, Sharp & Schooler and Mr. John B. Horst, for plaintiffs in error.
Mr. Charles A. Leach, city solicitor, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
It is ordered and adjudged by this court, that the judgment of the said court of appeals be, and the 3ame is hereby, reversed, and the judgment of the common pleas court is hereby affirmed, for the rear-son that Section 6, Article XIII of the Ohio Constitution, was not repealed by the adoption of Section 13, Article XVIII, or of any other home rule provisions in said article; that the provisions of the city charter relating to assessments are in conflict with and must yield to the requirements of the state laws governing special assessments for street improvements. Toledo v. Cooper, 97 Ohio St., 86; State, ex rel. Dayton, v. Bish et al., ante, 206.
Judgment of the court of appeals reversed and that of common pleas affirmed.
Johnson, Hough, Robinson, Jones and Matthias, JJ., concur.