State ex rel. Varnau v. Wenninger

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the court of appeals denying a writ of quo warranto to oust appellee, Dwayne Wenninger, from the office of sheriff of Brown County and to order that appellant, Dennis J. Varnau, be entitled to the office. Because the court of appeals erred in holding that previous administrative determinations of the Brown County Board of Elections precluded the quo warranto action, we reverse the judgment and remand the cause to the court of appeals for further proceedings.

Facts

{¶ 2} Wenninger has been the Brown County sheriff since January 2001, having won…