State ex rel. Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Ohio Civil Rights Commission

Appellant claims entitlement to the issuance of a writ of prohibition based on our decision in State, ex rel. Republic Steel Corp., v. Ohio Civil Rights Comm. (1975), 44 Ohio St. 2d 178 [73 O.O.2d 478], wherein we held: “Pursuant to R.C. 4112.05 (B), a completed and unsuccessful attempt by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission to eliminate unlawful discriminatory practices by conference, conciliation or persuasion is a jurisdictional prerequisite to the issuance of a complaint by the commission * * *.” In Republic Steel, we allowed a writ of prohibition to prevent the commission from continuing…