State, Ex Rel. Civ Ser Empl Assn v. Stackhouse

This is an original action in mandamus brought by the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA) and 73 employees from the office of the county engineer against Ronald Stackhouse, Cuyahoga County Engineer (respondent).

OCSEA is a duly chartered, nonprofit Ohio corporation, authorized to do business in this state as a labor organization for state, county and municipal employees. In January 1980, a number of employees in the county engineer's office, who were members of OCSEA, presented respondent with properly executed dues deduction cards, requesting that respondent "checkoff"1 their…