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State, ex Rel. Gargallo, v. Court of Common Pleas

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jul 12, 1972
285 N.E.2d 13 (Ohio 1972)

Opinion

No. 72-127

Decided July 12, 1972.

Prohibition — Mandamus — Remedy not available, when — Adequate remedy of appeal available.

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County.

Appellant filed a complaint in the Court of Appeals for Franklin County for a writ of prohibition against the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic relations, from enforcing a divorce decree and judgment lien or, in the alternative, for a writ of mandamus requiring that court to expunge certain entries from the record.

The Court of Appeals sustained respondents' motion to dismiss because "relator has an adequate remedy which he has pursued and which is now before this court, by way of appeal, in case number 71-203. Neither prohibition nor mandamus can be maintained where the relator has an adequate remedy at law."

An appeal as of right brings the cause here for review.

Mr. Miguel A. Gargallo, in propria persona. Mr. George C. Smith, prosecuting attorney, for appellees.


The judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed for the reason stated by that court.

Judgment affirmed.

O'NEILL, C.J., SCHNEIDER, HERBERT, CORRIGAN, LEACH and BROWN, JJ., concur.

STERN, J., not participating.


Summaries of

State, ex Rel. Gargallo, v. Court of Common Pleas

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jul 12, 1972
285 N.E.2d 13 (Ohio 1972)
Case details for

State, ex Rel. Gargallo, v. Court of Common Pleas

Case Details

Full title:THE STATE, EX REL. GARGALLO, APPELLANT, v. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ET AL.…

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Jul 12, 1972

Citations

285 N.E.2d 13 (Ohio 1972)
285 N.E.2d 13

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