State Ex Rel. Turpin Woods Co. v. Board of Commissioners

Appellant, Turpin Woods Company, appeals from the judgment of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas dismissing its complaint in mandamus and ordering appellee, Hamilton County Board of Elections (“board of elections”), to certify the results of a referendum election that was the subject of the complaint.

The appellant is the owner of an undeveloped parcel of real estate located within Hamilton County in Anderson Township. In November 1984, appellant initiated a declaratory judgment action in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, seeking a determination that the existing “A”…