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Land Banking Tax Delinquent Property: Reform And Revitalization, Patricia A. Hemann Jan 1978

Land Banking Tax Delinquent Property: Reform And Revitalization, Patricia A. Hemann

Cleveland State Law Review

This note will examine the role of land banking generally in the urban revitalization process, describe the changes made by House Bill 1327 in proceedings for foreclosure of tax liens, outline the mechanism of a land reutilization program, and discuss the viability of an LRP in Ohio as both a method of reducing tax delinquency rates and a tool for redevelopment of the inner city.


The Interface Between Securities Act 3(A)(10) And Ohio Revised Code 1707.04: Utilitarian Considerations For Ohio Mergers And Corporate Reorganization Transactions, Robert N. Rapp Jan 1978

The Interface Between Securities Act 3(A)(10) And Ohio Revised Code 1707.04: Utilitarian Considerations For Ohio Mergers And Corporate Reorganization Transactions, Robert N. Rapp

Cleveland State Law Review

It is the purpose of this article to examine the interface between Securities Act § 3(a) (10) and Ohio Rev. Code § 1707.04, and to highlight the utility of the combination for Ohio corporate transactions. Subpart II below analyzes the significant background considerations which underlie the new-found importance of § 3(a) (10). It is followed in Subpart III by in-depth consideration of the interface itself. And finally, the application and utilization of the Ohio provision are analyzed in Subpart IV.


The Indefensible Defense Of Impossibility: Excusing Localities From The Performance Of State-Mandated Duties, Stephan Landsman Jan 1978

The Indefensible Defense Of Impossibility: Excusing Localities From The Performance Of State-Mandated Duties, Stephan Landsman

Cleveland State Law Review

It would appear that in Ohio today fiscally hard-pressed localities may be able to avoid state-mandated obligations by relying on a claim of impossibility. While the law in this area is not settled, it would seem that the mandatory programs most vulnerable to attack are those providing benefits to the impoverished or the young. The remainder of this Article will analyze the doctrine of impossibility and review the scope of judicial authority to compel local participation in mandated programs.


Justice Harold H. Burton And The Work Of The Supreme Court, David N. Atkinson Jan 1978

Justice Harold H. Burton And The Work Of The Supreme Court, David N. Atkinson

Cleveland State Law Review

Harold H. Burton served for thirteen years on the United States Supreme Court during a turbulent period of innovative constitutional policymaking. Hard working and open-minded, he was inevitably involved in the cross currents of small group interaction within the Supreme Court. Consequently, the purpose of this essay -relying on law clerk questionnaires and interviews -is to describe and evaluate his intra-Court behavior.


Federal Environmental Review Requirements Other Than Nepa: The Emerging Challenge, Ronald H. Rosenberg, Allen H. Olson Jan 1978

Federal Environmental Review Requirements Other Than Nepa: The Emerging Challenge, Ronald H. Rosenberg, Allen H. Olson

Cleveland State Law Review

This article will analyze five major specialized environmental review statutes which affect the greatest number of federal activities, including 1) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958; 2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; 3) the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966; 4) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1974; 5) the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and will evaluate their existing judicial interpretations, identify emerging trends in the law, highlight the problems that have arisen owing to the proliferation of environmental statutes and finally offer suggestions for the future.


Product Liability: Curse Or Bulwark Of Free Enterprise, Guido Calabresi Jan 1978

Product Liability: Curse Or Bulwark Of Free Enterprise, Guido Calabresi

Cleveland State Law Review

What the government and the various states which have also reacted to the product liability "crisis" by passing "codes" have not faced, however, is the fact that the "uncertainties" they would abolish to a large extent only reflect the risks inherent in the manufacture and use of complex and even of simple products. Uncertainty and risk are allocated and occasionally misallocated by the tort system, but they are not caused by it. As a result, the proposed codes may well reallocate or shift the burdens of accident risks and uncertainty, in part or in whole, from the manufacturer (on whom …


Ohio Railroad Crossing Law: The Scope Of Liability, Donald P. Traci Jan 1978

Ohio Railroad Crossing Law: The Scope Of Liability, Donald P. Traci

Cleveland State Law Review

As a practicing attorney involved in personal injury suits initiated as the result of railroad crossing accidents, the author of this article shares a sense of guilt with other trial attorneys for the unsettled and confusing legal ruins left by recent efforts to moderate the statutory interpretations applicable to railroad crossing accidents. The history of the contradictions in the development of railroad crossing law and an alternative statutory interpretation to resolve the inconsistencies evidenced by the courts is the subject of this article.


Ohio Railroad Crossing Law: The Scope Of Liability, Donald P. Traci Jan 1978

Ohio Railroad Crossing Law: The Scope Of Liability, Donald P. Traci

Cleveland State Law Review

As a practicing attorney involved in personal injury suits initiated as the result of railroad crossing accidents, the author of this article shares a sense of guilt with other trial attorneys for the unsettled and confusing legal ruins left by recent efforts to moderate the statutory interpretations applicable to railroad crossing accidents. The history of the contradictions in the development of railroad crossing law and an alternative statutory interpretation to resolve the inconsistencies evidenced by the courts is the subject of this article.


General Thoughts On Admission To Practice In The Federal Courts Of The United States, Robert L. Bogomolny Jan 1978

General Thoughts On Admission To Practice In The Federal Courts Of The United States, Robert L. Bogomolny

Cleveland State Law Review

The need for improvement in the quality of practice of law has resulted in a recent tendency to look to two major areas as sources for this improvement. These sources are relatively obvious but need to be restated. The first involves the quality of legal education, particularly in areas dealing with advocacy and adequate representation of clients. The second area involves qualification for admission to the practice of law. What is needed is a critical evaluation of all of the proposals for reform of the quality of advocacy in the courts. It is possible that some may miss the central …


The Supreme Court And The Tort Claims Act: End Of An Enlightened Era, Richard Krotseng Jan 1978

The Supreme Court And The Tort Claims Act: End Of An Enlightened Era, Richard Krotseng

Cleveland State Law Review

Recent decisions of the Court interpreting the Federal Tort Claims Act, including Laird v. Nelms and Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United States, and to a lesser extent, Logue v. United States and United States v. Orleans, indicate a definite shift away from the Supreme Court's broad view of the Act, towards a much narrower concept of governmental tort liability. It is the purpose of this note to document and analyze this rather drastic shift in construction of the FTCA, in light of the past precedents, legislative history and public policy.


The Impact Of Pacifica Foundation On Two Traditions Of Freedom Of Expression, Stephen W. Gard, Jeffrey Endress Jan 1978

The Impact Of Pacifica Foundation On Two Traditions Of Freedom Of Expression, Stephen W. Gard, Jeffrey Endress

Cleveland State Law Review

The United States Supreme Court, in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, had a magnificent opportunity to either begin the process of defining first amendment limitations on the scope of the authority of the FCC to regulate the content of broadcast expression, explicate a rational ground for the differential status of broadcasting, or perhaps both. The purpose of this article is not to debate the wisdom of the use of sensitive language on the electronic media or elsewhere. Nor is it our purpose to debate the substantive question of whether the Court reached the proper result in Pacifica, although we will necessarily …


The Federal Rules Of Evidence And The Quality Of Practice In Federal Courts, Stephen A. Saltzburg Jan 1978

The Federal Rules Of Evidence And The Quality Of Practice In Federal Courts, Stephen A. Saltzburg

Cleveland State Law Review

One point that I shall endeavor to make today is that the Federal Rules of Evidence offer an opportunity for dramatic improvement in federal trial court practice. In the hands of the most experienced practitioner or the novice litigator just weaned from law school, the evidence rules offer a promise of even-handed justice that has heretofore been unavailable. Used properly, the Federal Rules of Evidence hold out a promise that trials might be less costly to litigants in terms of out-of-pocket expenditures, that the societal costs associated with erroneous decisions by trial judges might be reduced, and that federal litigants' …


Land Banking Tax Delinquent Property: Reform And Revitalization, Patricia A. Hemann Jan 1978

Land Banking Tax Delinquent Property: Reform And Revitalization, Patricia A. Hemann

Cleveland State Law Review

This note will examine the role of land banking generally in the urban revitalization process, describe the changes made by House Bill 1327 in proceedings for foreclosure of tax liens, outline the mechanism of a land reutilization program, and discuss the viability of an LRP in Ohio as both a method of reducing tax delinquency rates and a tool for redevelopment of the inner city.


Confidential Communications In The Correctional Halfway House Setting, Richard Kenney Jan 1978

Confidential Communications In The Correctional Halfway House Setting, Richard Kenney

Cleveland State Law Review

The author proposes that a legal testimonial privilege regarding confidential communications between the staff and residents of community-based correctional programs is necessary to insure the integrity of the therapeutic process and, ultimately, the success of the program itself. This note will examine the role of community-based correctional programs and the law in regard to testimonial privileges and will demonstrate that the extension of the privilege in this setting is legally appropriate.


The N.F.L.'S Final Victory Over Smith V. Pro-Football, Inc.: Single Entity - Interleague Economic Analysis, Terrance Ahern Jan 1978

The N.F.L.'S Final Victory Over Smith V. Pro-Football, Inc.: Single Entity - Interleague Economic Analysis, Terrance Ahern

Cleveland State Law Review

The financial expansion of the N.F.L. has been accompanied by the promulgation of league rules to ensure league stability. These rules include several player service market restraints, which have been adopted by the N.F.L. to ensure competitive equality between the franchises. This note analyzes the validity of these restraints under the Sherman Antitrust Act in light of the recent decision of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in Smith v. Pro Football, Inc. and presents a new approach to the economic structure of the N.F.L. which may validate the current restraints.


Telephonic Search Warrants: A New Equation For Exigent Circumstances, Edward F. Marek Jan 1978

Telephonic Search Warrants: A New Equation For Exigent Circumstances, Edward F. Marek

Cleveland State Law Review

The availability of a telephonic or radio-obtained search warrant has changed the equation used by the courts in determining the exigency of a given situation which is claimed to justify a warrantless search. This Article will examine the change in the exigent circumstances equation. It will also focus on the impact of Rule 41(c)(2) on judicial remedies for warrantless searches. These remedies include suppression on traditional Fourth Amendment grounds, as well as the use of a federal court's supervisory power over the administration of criminal justice.


Farm Tax Advantages After The Tax Reform Act Of 1976: Congress Finds The Needle But Misses The Haystack, Daniel A. Minkler Jan 1978

Farm Tax Advantages After The Tax Reform Act Of 1976: Congress Finds The Needle But Misses The Haystack, Daniel A. Minkler

Cleveland State Law Review

This Note will first explain the source and operation of the benefits that may be derived from the utilization of the farm tax rules. Additionally, the ability of taxpayers to use farm losses to offset nonfarm income through sheltered investments will be examined. Next, the Note will review the attempt of Congress to reform the farm tax laws through the Tax Reform Act of 1969, including the attempted elimination of sheltered farm investments. Part III of the Note will explore the mechanics of those provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 19766 which were designed to curtail the use of …


Nuclear Power And Preemption: Opportunities For State Regulation, Robert S. Peck Jan 1978

Nuclear Power And Preemption: Opportunities For State Regulation, Robert S. Peck

Cleveland State Law Review

This Note proposes that federal preemption should not be deemed to bar state regulations which further federal goals by imposing more stringent demands upon the regulated subject matter. Additionally, however, valid state regulations must further a demonstrable public health and safety interest of the state, and must not be explicitly barred by a valid congressional declaration of exclusive federal authority. This view of preemption would permit a state to implement a policy reflecting the federal balance between strict safety regulation of nuclear power and encouragement of the continued development of atomic energy. Thus, stricter regulations would be within the permissible …


The Decline Of The Rehabilitative Ideal In American Criminal Justice, Francis A. Allen Jan 1978

The Decline Of The Rehabilitative Ideal In American Criminal Justice, Francis A. Allen

Cleveland State Law Review

At this point I am going to advance a proposition. It is an analytic proposition, not an empirical statement, and relates to what characteristics a society must possess in order to maintain a flourishing rehabilitative ideal. Then I shall try to test that proposition by looking at two very different societies in which the rehabilitative ideal flourished. Finally, I shall ask whether those conditions are satisfied in modem America. My proposition is in two parts. First, you cannot have a flourishing rehabilitative ideal unless the society as a whole has a strong faith in the malleability of human behavior and …


Residential Renewal Leases And The Ohio Statute Of Conveyances: Invalidation And Subsequent Treatment, Craig S. Bonnell Jan 1978

Residential Renewal Leases And The Ohio Statute Of Conveyances: Invalidation And Subsequent Treatment, Craig S. Bonnell

Cleveland State Law Review

The Ohio Revised Code, in the section referred to as the statute of conveyances, mandates, inter alia, that all leases of any interest in real property shall be signed by the lessor, attested to by two witnesses, and bear a certificate of acknowledgement subscribed to by a proper authority. Exempted from the operation of the statute are leases for a period of less than three years. Thus, all leases in Ohio, even the typical form lease for a residential apartment building, must comport with the formal requirements of the statute of conveyances if they convey a term of three or …


The Immunity Of Public Defenders Under Section 1983, Ellen Keller Jan 1978

The Immunity Of Public Defenders Under Section 1983, Ellen Keller

Cleveland State Law Review

The Circuit Courts of Appeals that have considered the question of a public defender's liability issue have all held public defenders or court-appointed counsel immune from personal liability for actions taken in the course of representing their clients. This note will examine the ways in which the courts have disposed of these cases, discuss factors that have inclined federal courts to grant immunity to public defenders under section 1983, and weigh the advisability of personal liability for malpractice of those who defend indigent defendants in criminal trials.


Applying The Freedom Of Information Act In The Area Of Federal Grant Law: Exploring An Unknown Entity, Dave R. Kelleher Jan 1978

Applying The Freedom Of Information Act In The Area Of Federal Grant Law: Exploring An Unknown Entity, Dave R. Kelleher

Cleveland State Law Review

In the recent District of Columbia Court of Appeals case of Forsham v. Califano, the definition of "agency records" was equated with the definition of "agency" under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The purpose of this Comment is to examine the propriety and impact of such a definition of "agency records" in light of the people's right to know what their government is doing, using as a focal point the controversy that arose in Forsham v. Califano.


Confidential Communications In The Correctional Halfway House Setting, Richard Kenney Jan 1978

Confidential Communications In The Correctional Halfway House Setting, Richard Kenney

Cleveland State Law Review

The author proposes that a legal testimonial privilege regarding confidential communications between the staff and residents of community-based correctional programs is necessary to insure the integrity of the therapeutic process and, ultimately, the success of the program itself. This note will examine the role of community-based correctional programs and the law in regard to testimonial privileges and will demonstrate that the extension of the privilege in this setting is legally appropriate.


The Impact Of Pacifica Foundation On Two Traditions Of Freedom Of Expression, Stephen W. Gard, Jeffrey Endress Jan 1978

The Impact Of Pacifica Foundation On Two Traditions Of Freedom Of Expression, Stephen W. Gard, Jeffrey Endress

Cleveland State Law Review

The United States Supreme Court, in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, had a magnificent opportunity to either begin the process of defining first amendment limitations on the scope of the authority of the FCC to regulate the content of broadcast expression, explicate a rational ground for the differential status of broadcasting, or perhaps both. The purpose of this article is not to debate the wisdom of the use of sensitive language on the electronic media or elsewhere. Nor is it our purpose to debate the substantive question of whether the Court reached the proper result in Pacifica, although we will necessarily …


The Prediction Of Court Appearance: A Study Of Bail In Cleveland, Peter Tyler Enslein Jan 1978

The Prediction Of Court Appearance: A Study Of Bail In Cleveland, Peter Tyler Enslein

Cleveland State Law Review

Bail is an ancient device designed to allow persons charged with criminal offenses to be released from jail pending their trial, while assuring the defendant's later appearance in court. Every decision to release a criminal defendant prior to trial involves an evaluation of numerous factors that might affect the likelihood of his later court appearance. This note presents the results of a study of bail in Cleveland, Ohio (the "Cleveland Study"), designed to aid in that evaluation by developing an objective method of predicting the later court appearance of felony defendants.


The Prediction Of Court Appearance: A Study Of Bail In Cleveland, Peter Tyler Enslein Jan 1978

The Prediction Of Court Appearance: A Study Of Bail In Cleveland, Peter Tyler Enslein

Cleveland State Law Review

Bail is an ancient device designed to allow persons charged with criminal offenses to be released from jail pending their trial, while assuring the defendant's later appearance in court. Every decision to release a criminal defendant prior to trial involves an evaluation of numerous factors that might affect the likelihood of his later court appearance. This note presents the results of a study of bail in Cleveland, Ohio (the "Cleveland Study"), designed to aid in that evaluation by developing an objective method of predicting the later court appearance of felony defendants.


The N.F.L.'S Final Victory Over Smith V. Pro-Football, Inc.: Single Entity - Interleague Economic Analysis, Terrance Ahern Jan 1978

The N.F.L.'S Final Victory Over Smith V. Pro-Football, Inc.: Single Entity - Interleague Economic Analysis, Terrance Ahern

Cleveland State Law Review

The financial expansion of the N.F.L. has been accompanied by the promulgation of league rules to ensure league stability. These rules include several player service market restraints, which have been adopted by the N.F.L. to ensure competitive equality between the franchises. This note analyzes the validity of these restraints under the Sherman Antitrust Act in light of the recent decision of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in Smith v. Pro Football, Inc. and presents a new approach to the economic structure of the N.F.L. which may validate the current restraints.


Ohio Rule 8(C) And Related Rules: Some Notes On The Pleading Of Affirmative Defenses, J. Patrick Browne Jan 1978

Ohio Rule 8(C) And Related Rules: Some Notes On The Pleading Of Affirmative Defenses, J. Patrick Browne

Cleveland State Law Review

The adoption of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure on July 1, 1970, ushered in the age of "Pleader's Lib" for the plaintiff's attorney. In code days, a pleader had to allege facts which showed a cause of action. Under the rules, however, a statement of claim' need only state the bare operative facts which show that the claimant has a claim for relief, and the complaint cannot be dismissed for failure to state such a claim unless it appears beyond doubt from the face of the pleading that the claimant can prove no set of facts entitling him or …


State V. Roberts: A Persuasive But Unsupported Position, Robert A. Boyd Jan 1978

State V. Roberts: A Persuasive But Unsupported Position, Robert A. Boyd

Cleveland State Law Review

The Ohio Supreme Court recently held in State v. Roberts that when a witness is unavailable at the trial of a criminal defendant, the state may not introduce the witness' preliminary hearing testimony into evidence unless he had been cross-examined at the preliminary hearing. The court found that the defendant, Roberts, had been denied his right to confront an adverse witness when the trial court admitted the preliminary hearing testimony of a witness who was not present at trial, and held that mere opportunity to cross-examine at a preliminary hearing, unexercised, did not satisfy the demands of the Confrontation Clause …