Case Name: The State ex rel. Nellie G. Robinson v. William McKinley, Governor
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1896-01-14
Citations: 57 Ohio St. 627
Docket Number: Motion No. 2529
Parties: The State ex rel. Nellie G. Robinson v. William McKinley, Governor.
Judges: 
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 57
Pages: 627–627

Head Matter:
Motion No. 2529.
The State ex rel. Nellie G. Robinson v. William McKinley, Governor.
(Decided January 14, 1896.)
Notary public— Women not eligible to.
Motion by the relator for an alternative writ of mandamus.
Nellie G. Robinson, for relator.
J. K. Richards, Attorney General, for respondent.
It is not customary to publish, in the reports, proceedings under the Motion Docket, but the Reporter has received so many inquiries concerning this Mandamus proceeding, that he herewith inserts the decision of the court upon the same.

Opinion:
Under the constitution and laws of Ohio a woman is not eligible to the office of notary public.
Motion overruled.