State ex rel. Allied Chemical Corp. v. Earhart

The question before the court is whether the issuance of a writ of prohibition is proper in this ease. State, ex rel. Northern Ohio Telephone Co., v. Winter (1970), 23 Ohio St. 2d 6, 8, 260 N. E. 2d 827, sets forth three conditions prerequisite to issuance of a writ of prohibition, as follows:

‘ ‘ * * * (1) The court or officer against whom it is sought must be about to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial power; (2) it must appear that the refusal of the writ would result in injury for which there is no adequate remedy; (3) the exercise of such power must amount to an unauthorized usurpation…