State ex rel. Waldick v. Williams

Appellant asserts that the court of appeals erred in granting the writ of mandamus. In order to be entitled to a writ of mandamus, Waldick had to establish a clear legal right to have appellant execute the waterline engineering agreement noted in the ordinance, a corresponding clear legal duty on the part of appellant to do so, and the lack of a plain and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law. State ex rel. Ms. Parsons Constr., Inc. v. Moyer (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 404, 405, 650 N.E.2d 472, 473.

Appellant does not contend that Waldick possesses an adequate legal remedy to enforce the…