State ex rel. Yeagley v. Harden

Relator, Rex A. Yeagley, was elected Sheriff of Morrow County in 1984 and 1988. Respondent, Tom E. Harden, was nominated as the Republican candidate for sheriff at the 1992 party primary election and was elected in the 1992 general election.

Relator seeks a writ of quo warranto to remove respondent and to gain his own reinstatement under R.C. 2733.06 (ouster where relator is entitled to a public office unlawfully held and exercised by another). Relator claims that respondent does not have a valid certificate of training as a law enforcement officer and is therefore not qualified to be sheriff…