Case Name: STATE ex Diahl v. ABELE
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1928-06-20
Citations: 6 Ohio Law Abs. 388
Docket Number: No. 20928
Parties: STATE ex Diahl v. ABELE.
Judges: (Marshall, CJ., Day, Kinkade and Robinson, JJ., concur. Jones and Matthias, JJ., dissent.)
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 6
Pages: 388–388

Head Matter:
STATE ex Diahl v. ABELE.
Ohio Supreme Court.
No. 20928.
Decided June 20, 1928.

Opinion:
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.)