Toth v. Village of Elmwood Place

This cause came on to be heard upon an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County, Ohio.

The appellee, Paul R. Toth, is a lieutenant in the police force of the village of Elmwood Place, which, together with certain individual members of the village council, are the appellants herein. The instant matter arose when Toth was removed from his position with the village police force as the result of what was said to be a financial emergency in the village. Toth then commenced the instant action, requesting a writ of mandamus directing the village to restore him to his former position…