Title: Krooss v. Murry

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

[Cite as Krooss v. Murry, 123 Ohio St.3d 85, 2009-Ohio-4051.] 
 
 
KROOSS, APPELLANT, v. MURRY, JUDGE, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as Krooss v. Murry, 123 Ohio St.3d 85, 2009-Ohio-4051.] 
Prohibition — Petition denied — Trial court does not patently and 
unambiguously lack jurisdiction — Underlying case has territorial 
connection to municipal court. 
(No. 2009-0449 — Submitted August 11, 2009 — Decided August 18, 2009.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Greene County, No. 2008-CA-100,  
2009-Ohio-214. 
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Per Curiam. 
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the 
petition of appellant, Paul Krooss, for a writ of prohibition to prevent appellee, 
Xenia Municipal Court Judge Michael Murry, from proceeding in a case 
involving Krooss.  Contrary to appellant’s assertions, Judge Murry does not 
patently and unambiguously lack jurisdiction over the underlying case, because 
the case has a territorial connection to the municipal court.  See Cheap Escape 
Co., Inc. v. Haddox, L.L.C., 120 Ohio St.3d 493, 2008-Ohio-6323, 900 N.E.2d 
601, syllabus.  Absent a patent and unambiguous lack of jurisdiction, Krooss has 
an adequate remedy by appeal to raise his jurisdictional claim.  State ex rel. Plant 
v. Cosgrove, 119 Ohio St.3d 264, 2008-Ohio-3838, 893 N.E.2d 485, ¶ 5. 
Judgment affirmed. 
 
MOYER, 
C.J., 
and 
PFEIFER, 
LUNDBERG 
STRATTON, 
O’CONNOR, 
O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur. 
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Herbert Creech, for appellant. 
 
Ronald C. Lewis, Xenia Law Director, for appellee. 
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