Court Opinion

ID: 6756419
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-21 00:27:28.35563+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:02:27.266618
License: Public Domain

Per Cxiriam.

This court’s original jurisdiction in qua warranto cannot he limited by city charter. State, ex rel. Highland Heights, v. Kee (1975), 42 Ohio St. 2d 234, 235.
By removing himself from the Sixth Ward respondent, has forfeited his office pursuant to Section 3 of the Portsmouth city charter. The writ of quo warranto is allowed.

Writ allowed.

Leach, C. J., ITeRbebt, Celebrezze, W. Brown, P„ Brown, Sweeney and Locheb, JJ., concur.