State ex rel. Fattlar v. Boyle

Fattlar asserts in his sole proposition of law that the court of appeals erred in denying the writ of mandamus to compel Mayor Boyle to reinstate him as head of the Division of Parks and Recreation and award him back pay and benefits.1

*125In order to be entitled to a writ of mandamus, Fattlar had to establish a clear legal right to the requested relief, a clear legal duty on the part of Mayor Boyle to provide this relief, and the lack of an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law to compel Mayor Boyle to perform the requested acts. State ex rel. McGinty v. Cleveland City School Dist. Bd. of…