State, Ex Rel. Hostetter v. Hunt

This case comes into this court on appeal from the Common Pleas Court of Stark county, Ohio, in which court final judgment was entered in favor of the appellee, Clarence J. Hostetter. For the sake of clarity, the parties herein will be referred to as “appellants” or “defendant executors,” and as “appellee” or “plaintiff.”

Plaintiff at all times mentioned in his petition was a taxpayer in Stark county, Ohio. As such taxpayer, and prior to commencing his action herein, he made written request upon George N. Graham, the then duly elected, qualified and acting prosecuting attorney of Stark county,…