State ex rel. Worcester v. Donnellon

“In order to grant a writ of mandamus, a court must find that the relator has a clear legal right to the relief prayed for, that the respondent is under a clear legal duty to perform the requested act, and that relator has no plain and adequate remedy at law.” 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.

In Ohio a court speaks through its journal. Accordingly, it is imperative that the court’s journal reflect the truth. In Hollister v. Judges of Dist. Court (1857), 8 Ohio St. 201, 70 Am. Dec. 100, we…