State Ex Rel. Grogan v. Wanamaker

The decision of this case rests upon whether Section 12000, General Code, is still in effect and still means what it did when enacted. This section provides:

“Upon application of a party and his or her affidavit that a fair and impartial hearing and determination can not be had before the court in which a petition for divorce or alimony is filed, a change of venue shall be allowed, and the cause removed to some county in the same judicial district for hearing and determination. ’ ’

In refusing to grant a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the transfer of the divorce case to another county…