State, Ex Rel. Barcroft v. Stover

This matter comes before this court on a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by the plaintiff. The motion, as filed, is submitted on the briefs of the parties without oral argument. The action is mandamus (filed originally in this court) to secure the reinstatement of Mary S. Barcroft to a civil service position.

A motion for a judgment on the pleadings, filed under favor of Section 2323.18, Revised Code, presents simply a question of law, and, in such a situation, the court may look only to the pleadings in determining the motion. Scrutchings v. Nimer, 69 Ohio Law Abs., 233, 124 N. E.…