State ex rel. Obetz v. Stinziano

Summary

The Ohio Supreme Court granted a limited writ of mandamus ordering Franklin County to pay future real‑estate settlement distributions to the City of Obetz without setoff, while denying Obetz’s requests to recover previously tendered funds, to recover withheld funds reallocated to other jurisdictions, and to issue a writ of prohibition. The Court held that the county has a clear legal duty to pay future settlements, but no duty to return past payments or to reverse prior reallocations, and that a writ of prohibition was unavailable.