State Ex Rel. Meyers v. Ohio State Lottery Commission

This case is an original action instituted in this court pursuant to the Constitution of the state of Ohio, Section 3(B)(1), Article IV. This court finds that it has jurisdiction of the matter. The requisites required before a court of original jurisdiction may issue a writ of mandamus are set forth in State, ex rel. Westchester Estates, Inc., v. Bacon (1980), 61 Ohio St. 2d 42, 15 O.O. 3d 53, 399 N.E. 2d 81, paragraph one of the syllabus. We find these requisites to be present herein.

Relator, William D. Meyers, seeks an order from this court directing the respondent to pay him the lottery…