Case Name: Smith, Appellee, v. Municipal Civil Service Commission, City of Columbus, et al., Appellants
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1952-12-24
Citations: 158 Ohio St. 401
Docket Number: No. 33049
Parties: Smith, Appellee, v. Municipal Civil Service Commission, City of Columbus, et al., Appellants.
Judges: Zimmerman, Stewart, Middleton, Taft, Matthias and Hart, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 158
Pages: 401–403

Head Matter:
Smith, Appellee, v. Municipal Civil Service Commission, City of Columbus, et al., Appellants.
(No. 33049
Decided December 24, 1952.)
Messrs. Schwartz & Gurevitz, for appellee.
Mr. Richard W. Gordon, city attorney, and Mr. Hugh K. Martin, for appellants.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Although the question of the validity or construction of the ordinance and the rules and regulations of the city civil service commission and the division of police may be involved, the issue presented by the petition and demurrer thereto is largely one of fact.
Where the resolution of the controversy involved in an action for a declaratory judgment depends largely on a determination of facts although, it may also involve some determination of the meaning of language in a contract or legislative enactment, the trial court, in the exercise of sound discretion, may either entertain or not entertain such action. See Ohio Farmers Ins. Co. v. Heisel, 143 Ohio St., 519, 56 N. E. (2d), 151; Coshocton Real Estate Co. v. Smith, 147 Ohio St., 45, 67 N. E. (2d), 904; American Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Jones, Admr., 152 Ohio St., 287, 89 N. E. (2d), 301; and Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Cochrane, 155 Ohio St., 305, 98 N. E. (2d), 840. Hence, the judgment of the Court of Appeals, reversing that of the trial court, is reversed, and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Judgment reversed.
Zimmerman, Stewart, Middleton, Taft, Matthias and Hart, JJ., concur.
Weygandt, C. J., concurs in the judgment.