State ex rel. Dennis v. Board of Education

The issue presented in this action is whether the court of appeals followed this court’s mandate and issued a writ of mandamus consistent with the plurality opinion rendered in State, ex rel. Dennis, v. Hillsdale Local Bd. of Edn., supra. We hold that the writ is consistent with that decision and affirm the issuance of such writ by the court of appeals.

*160“* * * A lower court has no discretion, absent extraordinary circumstances, to disregard the mandate of a superior court in a prior appeal in the same case.” State, ex rel. Potain, v. Mathews (1979), 59 Ohio St. 2d 29, 32, 13 O.O. 3d 17, 18,…