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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2731.01

Mandamus defined

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Brewer v. Dahlberg (1991)

Most recently applied in OH ex rel., Jeff Faulkner v. City of Middletown, OH (May 2017)

Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

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Mandamus is a writ, issued in the name of the state to an inferior tribunal, a corporation, board, or person, commanding the performance of an act which the law specially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.