Ohio Supreme Court, 1941

State Ex Rel. Mann v. Floyd

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided May 14, 1941 · Weygandt, Turner, Williams, Hart, Zimmerman, Bettman, Matthias

34 N.E.2d 196; 138 Ohio St. 253; 138 Ohio St. (N.S.) 253; 20 Ohio Op. 304; 1941 Ohio LEXIS 453 (North Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Mr. William P. Heyne , for relator. Messrs. Lynch, Day, Pontins Lynch and Mr. Kenneth B. Cope , for respondent.

Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

Section 11347, General Code, relating to rule days, reads: “Upon such terms as are just, the court * * *, for good cause shown, may extend the time for filing any pleading. ’ ’

The writ of mandamus “may require an inferior tribunal to exercise its judgment, or proceed to the discharge of any of its functions, but it cannot control judicial discretion.” (Italics ours.) Section 12285, General Code. See, also, State, ex rel. Frye, Exr., v. MacConkey, Judge, 136 Ohio St., 462, 26 N. E. (2d), 457; State, ex rel. White, v. Jewell, Judge, 132 Ohio St., 300, 7 N. E. (2d), 410.

Although this court strongly disapproves of the *255 dilatory proceedings below, tbe demurrer to tbe petition is sustained and a writ denied.

Writ denied.

Weygandt, C. J., Turner, Williams, Hart, Zimmerman and Bettman, JJ., concur. Matthias, J., not participating.

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