State Ex Rel. Sidell v. Cole

The first contention of the respondents is that under the facts alleged the relators have a plain and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law by appeal to the Court of Common Pleas from the decision of the civil service commission and therefore are not entitled to the unusual relief of a writ of mandamus.

Section 12287, General Code, contains the following prohibition with reference to a writ of mandamus:

“The writ must not be issued in a case where there is a plain and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law. ’ ’

The respondents rely upon the provisions of Section 486-17a, which…