State ex rel. Halloran v. Zapatony

“In order to grant a writ of mandamus, the court must find that the relator has a clear legal right to the relief prayed for, that the respondent is under a clear legal duty to perform the requested act, and that relator has no plain and adequate remedy at law.” State, ex rel. Westchester, v. Bacon (1980), 61 Ohio St. 2d 42 [15 O.O.3d 53], paragraph one of the syllabus.

Under Section 83 of the Charter of the city of Dayton, “* * * the City Treasurer shall * * * disburse all public money * * * coming into his hands as City Treasurer, in pursuance of such regulations as may be prescribed by the…