Ohio Supreme Court December 13, 1939, 27605 (State Ex Rel. Bracken v. Weber)

By the Court.

Mandamus, as defined by Section 12283, General Code, “is a writ issued, in tbe name of tbe state, to an inferior tribunal, a corporation, board or person, commanding the performance of an act which tbe law specially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station.” It is an extraordinary writ, and to be entitled to it tbe relator must show a clear legal right thereto.