State ex rel. Houk v. Court of Common Pleas of Ross County

Although the parties have both phrased this case' in terms of jurisdiction, it is actually a matter of concurrent and coextensive jurisdiction: ' Both the Franklin County court and the Ross County court have jurisdiction of the subject matter, and service upon the parties appears to be regular; therefore, comity between coequal tribunals is the issue — not jurisdiction/ But, this issue is not necessarily properly resolved by issuance of a writ of prohibition.

This court-is reluctant to grant extraordinary writs. In addition/ a court must be allowed to determine its own jurisdiction.

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