Case Name: The State ex rel. Sensel, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Leone, Superintendent, Appellant and Cross-Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1999-03-31
Citations: 85 Ohio St. 3d 152
Docket Number: No. 98-543
Parties: The State ex rel. Sensel, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Leone, Superintendent, Appellant and Cross-Appellee.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 85
Pages: 152–153

Head Matter:
The State ex rel. Sensel, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. Leone, Superintendent, Appellant and Cross-Appellee.
[Cite as State ex rel. Sensel v. Leone (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 152.]
(No. 98-543
Submitted February 23, 1999
Decided March 31, 1999.)
Sebaly, Shillito & Dyer, L.P.A., James A. Dyer and Leslie Blair Graden, for appellee and cross-appellant.
Ennis, Roberts & Fischer, L.P.A., William M. Deters II and William J. Ennis, for appellant and cross-appellee.
Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P., David L. Marburger and Christina N. Smith, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Coalition for Open Government.
John E. Gotherman, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Municipal League.
C. Bronston McCord III, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Township Association.
Means, Bichimer, Burkholder & Baker Co., L.P.A., Kimball H. Carey and Katherine A. Francis, urging reversal for amici curiae, Buckeye Association of School Administrators and Ohio School Boards Association.

Opinion:
The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed. The judgment of the trial court is reinstated on the authority of State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. Whitmore (1998), 83 Ohio St.3d 61, 697 N.E.2d 640.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.