State ex rel. Lehmann v. Cmich

It has long been the law of this state that the conditions Avhich must exist to support the issuance of a writ of prohibition are: (1) The court or officer against whom it is sought must be about to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial power; (2) the exercise of such power must be unauthorized by law; and (3) it must appear that the refusal of the writ would result in injury for which there is no other adequate remedy. State, ex rel. Caley, v. Tax Comm., 129 Ohio St. 83, at 87.

Relator, in his amended petition, admits that the city of Canton supplies water to more than 20,000 persons and that…