State ex rel. Henderson v. Maple Heights Civil Service Commission

The Court of Appeals, without discussion,

dismissed relator’s action because “[r]elator has an adequate remedy at law.” Presumably, the court was making reference to the procedure found in R. C. 124.34. Under that section, an employee who is being removed may appeal to the appropriate civil service commission and, if not satisfied, may then appeal to the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which that employee resides in accordance with R. C. Chapter 119.

A denial by the respondent civil service commission of jurisdiction of this controversy represented a final appealable order. When the…