State ex rel. Fostoria Daily Review Co. v. Fostoria Hospital Ass'n

The determinative issue posed in this appeal is whether R.C. 149.99 provides the exclusive remedy to compel compliance with the public records statute, R.C. 149.43.1

*329R.C. 149.99, as amended effective July 1, 1985, provides:

“Any person aggrieved by a violation of section 149.351 or 149.43 of the Revised Code, or both of these sections, may bring a civil action to compel compliance, and may recover a forfeiture of gne thousand dollars and reasonable attorneys fees for each violation.”

The cause sub judice originated in the court of appeals where appellant requested a writ of mandamus seeking…