Section 2731.07 | Allowance of Writ Entered on Journal.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The allowance of the writ of mandamus, and an order that the defendant, immediately upon service, do the act required to be performed, or, when an alternative writ is allowed, that he do the act or show cause before the court, at […]
Section 2731.08 | Service of Writ.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The writ of mandamus shall be served upon the defendant personally, by copy, by the sheriff or by a person specially authorized by the court or judge issuing the writ. Such officer or person must report his proceedings therewith to the court. […]
Section 2731.09 | Pleadings – Effect.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly On the return day of an alternative writ of mandamus, or such further day as the court allows, the defendant may answer as in a civil action. If the writ is allowed by a single judge, said defendant may demur. The plaintiff […]
Section 2731.10 | Peremptory Writ Allowed on Failure to Answer.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If no answer is made to an alternative writ of mandamus, a peremptory mandamus must be allowed against the defendant.
Section 2731.11 | Recovery of Damages.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If judgment in a proceeding for a writ of mandamus is rendered for the plaintiff, the relator may recover the damages which he has sustained, to be ascertained by the court or a jury, or by a referee or master, as in […]
Section 2731.01 | Mandamus Defined.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly 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.