State ex rel. Florence v. Zitter

{¶ 1} This is an action for a writ of prohibition to prevent a probate judge from proceeding in a guardianship case.

{¶ 2} Relator, Ermal Florence, is the 92- or 93-year-old widow of Glen Florence and the mother of four adult children: Glen Florence Jr., Harold Florence, Janet Smelser, and Larry Florence. Glen Florence owned a family farm and livestock business, and he and Ermal lived in a home on the farm in Mercer County, Ohio. After Glen died in 1972, his partner operated the business until the mid-1980s, when Glen Jr. and Larry took over the business. Around that time, Ermal granted a…