State ex rel. Fostoria Daily Review Co. v. Fostoria Hospital Ass'n

For the reasons stated below, we hold that Fostoria City Hospital is a public office whose public records must be disclosed by FHA. Therefore, we grant the writ.

This court held in State, ex rel. Fostoria Daily Review Co., v. Fostoria Hosp. Assn. (1987), 32 Ohio St. 3d 327, 512 N.E. 2d 1176, that mandamus is not available to one seeking public records because there is an adequate remedy at law. Thereafter, the General Assembly amended R.C. 149.43 to permit a mandamus action to obtain public records, specifically expressing its intent to supersede the effect of Fostoria Daily Review, supra. See…