Hanlon v. Boone County Community Organization, Inc.

The Circuit Court of Boone County denied a writ of mandamus requested by Beverly Jean Hanlon who alleged that she had been wrongfully discharged by the Boone County Community Organization, Inc. (hereinafter “BCCO”). The denial came after this Court, at the request of Ms. Hanlon, issued a writ of mandamus on March 14, 1988 because her circuit court case had been pending for approximately two years without some necessary preliminary rulings. On appeal, Ms. Hanlon asserts that the circuit court’s denial of a writ of mandamus was premature because there was no hearing of the merits and there were…