State ex rel. Jackman v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County

At the outset, the case at bar should be distinguished from State, ex rel. Staton, v. Common Pleas Court of Franklin County, 5 Ohio St. 2d 17 (1965), where this court held:

“1. The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals to issue a writ of prohibition does not extend to an interlocutory matter arising during the proceedings in a cause before an inferior tribunal, which has jurisdiction of the cause, unless such interlocutory matter involves a usurpation of judicial power.”

In Staton, the question was whether the trial judge abused his discretion under the circumstances in ordering the relatrix to…