State ex rel. Albright v. Court of Common Pleas

For a writ of prohibition to issue the respondent must be about to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial power, the exercise of that power must be unauthorized by law, and refusal of the writ must result in injury for which no other adequate legal remedy exists. State, ex rel. Lewis, v. Warren Cty. Court of Common Pleas (1990), 52 Ohio St. 3d 249, 556 N.E. 2d 1184.

Respondents argue for dismissal on grounds that a common pleas court has authority to determine its own jurisdiction and appeal is an adequate remedy at law, citing State, ex rel. Mansfield Tel. Co., v. Mayer (1966), 5 Ohio St. 2d…