Ohio Hospital Ass'n v. Community Mutual Insurance

The main issue presented is whether the trial court, which has no jurisdiction in quo warranto, has any jurisdiction to determine the rights among the parties in an action for declaratory judgment. We hold that insofar as the relief requested falls short of requiring ouster of the corporate franchisé or power, the trial court has such jurisdiction. Ancillary issues relate to the appellees’ standing to sue and whether they were parties to the administrative proceedings. We hold that appellees have standing and that they were not required to pursue an administrative appeal. We turn first to…