State ex rel. Brown v. City of Canton

The standard of review applied by this court in mandamus actions is set forth in State, ex rel. Pressley, v. Indus. Comm. (1967), 11 Ohio St. 2d 141, at paragraph ten of the syllabus, as follows:

“The Court of Appeals is governed by the same rules that govern the Supreme Court with regard to its original jurisdiction in mandamus actions. On appeal as a matter of right from a judgment of a Court of Appeals in such an action, the Supreme Court will review the judgment of the Court of Appeals, as if the action had been filed originally in this court, to determine the following questions: (a) Is…