State ex rel. Varnau v. Wenninger

{¶ 1} This is an appeal and cross-appeal from a judgment entered, upon remand, by the court of appeals denying a writ of quo warranto to oust appellee and cross-appellant, Dwayne Wenninger, from the office of sheriff of Brown County and to order that appellant and cross-appellee, Dennis J. Varnau, be entitled to the office. Because the court of appeals did not err in denying the writ or in denying an award of attorney fees to Wenninger, we affirm.

Facts

{¶ 2} Wenninger has been the Brown County sheriff since January 2001, having won elections in 2000, 2004, and 2008. The board of elections…