Opinion

Muenchenbach v. Preble County

  • 91 Ohio St. 3d 141
  • 742 N.E.2d 1128
Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Filed
Mar 14, 2001
Status
Published
Author
Cook
On the bench
Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney
Cited by
27 cases

“[W]hen the language of a statute is plain and unambiguous and conveys a clear and definite meaning, * * * we rely only on what the General Assembly actually said.”

How later courts described this case

  • “[W]hen the language of a statute is plain and unambiguous and conveys a clear and definite meaning, * * * we rely only on what the General Assembly actually said.”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Cook, J.,

dissenting. I would affirm the judgment of the court of appeals for the reasons expressed in its opinion.

Berlon & Timmel and David J. Balzano; and Christopher L. Englert, Preble County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellees.

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