State, Ex Rel. Holcomb v. Walton

On September 23, 1987, the state auditor filed a certified audit report with the Butler County Prosecutor plaintiff-appellant, John F. Holcomb, indicating that the Butler County Sheriffs Department had illegally expended public money by making an unauthorized severance payment of $5,000 to defendant-appellee/cross-appellant, Judith A. Patrick, a former sheriff sdepartment secretary who was terminated effective August 16,1985.

On September 12,1988, Holcomb sought to recover the alleged illegally expended funds by instituting an action in the name of Butler County pursuant to R.C. 117.28 against…