Patton v. Springfield Board of Education

Before a court may grant a writ of mandamus, it must find that the relator has a clear legal right to the relief prayed for, that the respondent is under a clear legal duty to perform the requested act, and that relator has no plain and adequate remedy at law. State, ex rel. Westchester, v. Bacon (1980), 61 Ohio St. 2d 42, 15 O.O. 3d 53, 399 N.E. 2d 81, paragraph one of the syllabus. The writ of mandamus is not granted by right. It is a high prerogative writ, and its issuance rests in the sound discretion of the court. State, ex rel. Mettler, v. Stratton (1941), 139 Ohio St. 86, 22 O.O. 56,…