State ex rel. Chillicothe Gazette, Inc. v. Court of Common Pleas

This court has consistently held that prohibition will lie only where (1) the court against whom it is sought is about to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial power, (2) the exercise of that power is unlawful, and (3) the refusal of the writ would result in injury for which there is no adequate remedy at law. State, ex rel. Rose Hill Burial Park, v. Moser (1982), 1 Ohio St. 3d 13, 14.

It is clear that respondent exercised judicial power. It also appears that only an extraordinary remedy will afford appellee adequate relief inasmuch as time is of the essence where news value is concerned. Even a…