Hawthorne v. Fish

S.D. Ohio

Hawthorne v. Fish

3 Ohio Law. Abs. 237, 1925 WL 2996, 1925 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 1404

District Court, S.D. Ohio·Decided January 16, 1925·No. No. 134·Published

Opinion

HICKENLOOPER, DJ.

This case came on to be heard upon motion to dismiss the bill of complaint of Hawthorne, upon the ground that the constitutional question raised has been fully adjudicated by the U. S. and the Ohio Supreme Courts. Hawthorne alleged that he as taxpayer brought the original suit in behalf of the city of Troy. It seems that a tax or assessment had been levied against Troy by Wm. Fish, treasurer of Miami county, which is claimed by Hawthorne to be unlawful as abridging the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States as written in its constitution. The Court in granting Fish the motion to dismiss, held:

1. The bold statement of violation of a constitutional right, which in effect, is no more than a conclusion of law, is wholly insufficient to raise the bond fide constitutional question necessary to confer jurisdiction upon the court.

2. Numerous courts have held that the enactment has been a valid exercise of the constitutional power of the legislature. Miami County v. Dayton 92 OS. 215.

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HICKENLOOPER, DJ.

This case came on to be heard upon motion to dismiss the bill of complaint of Hawthorne, upon the ground that the constitutional question raised has been fully adjudicated by the U. S. and the Ohio Supreme Courts. Hawthorne alleged that he as taxpayer brought the original suit in behalf of the city of Troy. It seems that a tax or assessment had been levied against Troy by Wm. Fish, treasurer of Miami county, which is claimed by Hawthorne to be unlawful as abridging the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States as written in its constitution. The Court in granting Fish the motion to dismiss, held:

1. The bold statement of violation of a constitutional right, which in effect, is no more than a conclusion of law, is wholly insufficient to raise the bond fide constitutional question necessary to confer jurisdiction upon the court.

2. Numerous courts have held that the enactment has been a valid exercise of the constitutional power of the legislature. Miami County v. Dayton 92 OS. 215.

Hawthorne v. Fish, 3 Ohio Law. Abs. 237, 1925 WL 2996, 1925 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 1404 (S.D. Ohio 1925).

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