Case Name: Johnes v. The Auditor of State
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1855-12
Citations: 4 Ohio St. 494
Docket Number: 
Parties: Johnes v. The Auditor of State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 4
Pages: 493, 494–495

Head Matter:
Johnes v. The Auditor of State.
Mandamus. Leave given to amend the writ of mandamus in ten -days, and to answer the amended writ in ten days thereafter.

Opinion:
Thurman, C. J.,
remarked upon granting the above leave, that ho would state for the information of the bar generally, that it must not be expected that the clerk of the court would draft writs of mandamus. By the express provisions of the code, the writ and the answer thereto are pleadings, and the only pleadings *in the ease. The petition, or motion, upon which the writ issues, is no-part of the pleadings. The writ must therefore, be sufficient in itself to show precisely what is claimed and the facts upon which the claim is made. To draft such a writ generally requires time and legal skill, and also a knowledge of the case which the clerk can not be required to obtain. Counsel must therefore prepare such writs- and submit them to the court before they are issued, in order that, it may be seen that they correspond with the order of allowance.