State ex rel. Henry v. Britt

The issue before this court is whether a writ of prohibition should issue in this cause to prevent the respondent court from proceeding with the Civ. R. 60(A) motion now before it.

Prohibition is an extraordinary remedy which is customarily granted with caution and restraint, and is issued only in cases of necessity arising from the inadequacy of other remedies. In the recent case oí State, ex rel. Wall, v. Grossman (1980), 61 Ohio St. 2d 4, this court set forth the following conditions which must exist to support the issuance of a writ of prohibition: “ ‘(1) The court or officer against whom…