State ex rel. Drake v. Athens County Board of Elections

Relator appeals the denial of his. motion for separate findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the dismissal of his complaint in mandamus.

Initially, we note that relator’s motion was filed out of rule. Civ. R. 52 requires a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law to be made “* * * before the journal entry of a final order, judgment, or decree has been approved by the court in writing and filed with the clerk of the court for journalization, or not later than seven days after the party filing the request has been given notice of the court’s announcement of its…