Ohio Supreme Court, 2001

State ex rel. Long v. Council of the Village of Cardington

State ex rel. Long v. Council of the Village of Cardington
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided December 12, 2001 · Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney
93 Ohio St. 3d 1230; 758 N.E.2d 671

State ex rel. Long v. Council of the Village of Cardington

Opinion of the Court

On relator’s application for attorney fees and costs and relator’s submission of evidence in support of application, relator is awarded $17,623.75 in attorney fees and a refund of $140 in costs (security deposit and docket fees). Relator’s request for additional attorney fees is denied.

Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur. Lundberg Stratton, J., dissents.

Dissenting Opinion

Lundberg Stratton, J.,

dissenting. I did not agree with the majority’s decision to grant a writ of mandamus because I believed that the relator had an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law under R.C. 121.22(I)(1). See State ex rel. Long v. Cardington Village Council (2001), 92 Ohio St.3d 54, 61-63, 748 N.E.2d 58, 65-67 (Lundberg Stratton, J., dissenting). Consequently, I do not agree that she is entitled to recover her costs and attorney fees. Therefore, I must respectfully dissent.

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