Case Name: BARNES v. DECKER
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1833-04
Citations: 1 Ohio Ch. 207
Docket Number: 
Parties: BARNES v. DECKER.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases at law and in chancery Ohio
Volume: 1
Pages: 207–208

Head Matter:
BARNES v. DECKER.
Certiorari to justices — concurrent jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court lias concurrent jurisdiction, with the courts of Common Pleas, to examine into the proceedings of justices of the peace, and other inferior tribunals, but the jurisdiction is more conveniently exercised by the Court of Common Pleas, and application should be made there for redress, unless special cause exist for coming into the Supreme Court.
Application for a writ of error to a justice of the peace.

Opinion:
By the Court.
This Court has the power, concurrent with the courts of Common Pleas, to issue writs of certiorari to justices of the peace; and the writ of certiorari is most generally used with us as a writ of error. It has, however, hitherto been held inexpedient and inconvenient for this Court to exercise jurisdiction to correct the errors of justices of the peace, except in extraordinary cases. In Burrows v. Vandevier, et al. 3 O. R. 383, this Court determined that the concurrent jurisdiction to remove proceedings from tribunals, inferior to the Common Pleas, should only be exercised in ex traordinary cases. In common controversies before inferior tribunals, the' Court of Common Pleas, which sits much oftener than this Court,.can afford redress with less delay and expense, and greater convenience to all concerned, than this Court; and application should be made there, unless good cause exists for the application here. Unless such cause be shown in this case, the writ will be refused.
No other cause was shown.