State ex rel. City Iron Works, Inc. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio

The issue presented by this cause is whether mandamus should lie to direct the Industrial Commission to vacate its specific safety requirement violation award order issued in 1973.

It is established law that mandamus will not issue to vacate an order of the Industrial Commission unless that order constitutes an abuse of discretion. State, ex rel. Ruggles, v. Stebbins (1975), 41 Ohio St. 2d 228, 229; State, ex rel. Mees, v. Indus. Comm. (1972), 29 Ohio St. 2d 128, 130; State, ex rel. Wilms, v. Blake (1945), 144 Ohio St. 2d 619, 622.1 Reviewing courts will find such an abuse of discretion only…