State ex rel. Dollison v. Reddy

Neither this court nor the Court of Appeals has discretion to decline jurisdiction of an action in mandamus. State, ex rel. Pressley, v. Indus. Comm. *60(1967), 11 Ohio St. 2d 141. Whether the writ should be allowed in a given case is discretionary with the court.

Mandamus is available to the relator in the present cause, even though he might have sought á declaratory judgment. The availability of a declaratory judgment action does not bar the issuance of a writ of mandamus when the relator otherwise makes a proper showing, although the court may consider the availability of declaratory judgment…