State ex rel. Ohio Edison Co. v. Parrott

Because we find that we have exclusive jurisdiction to enjoin orders of the Ohio Power Siting Board, we grant relator’s application for a writ of prohibition and vacate the order enjoining construction of the transmission line in case No. 95-CV-0055.

To obtain a writ of prohibition, a relator must show (1) that the court against whom the writ is sought is exercising or about to exercise judicial power, (2) that the exercise of power is unauthorized by law, and (3) that denying the writ will result in injury for which no other adequate remedy exists in the ordinary course of law. State ex rel.…