State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. Donaldson

To obtain a writ of prohibition, a relator must show (1) that the court against which it is sought is about to exercise judicial power, (2) that the exercise of such power is unauthorized by law, and (3) that refusal of the writ will cause relator an injury for which he has no other adequate remedy. Commercial Savings Bank v. Wyandot Cty. Court of Common Pleas (1988), 35 Ohio St.3d 192, 193, 519 N.E.2d 647, 648-649. Since the Stokes trial ended before the court of appeals entered judgment in this case, the municipal court is not about to exercise judicial power. By ordinary standards, this…