Case Name: The State, ex rel. Hanna, Jr., et al., v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1944-12-20
Citations: 144 Ohio St. 272
Docket Number: No. 29926
Parties: The State, ex rel. Hanna, Jr., et al., v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County et al.
Judges: Weygandt, C. J., Matthias, Hart, Zimmerman, BeTíU, Williams and Turner, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 144
Pages: 272–274

Head Matter:
The State, ex rel. Hanna, Jr., et al., v. Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County et al.
(No. 29926
Decided December 20, 1944.)
Messrs. Andrews, Hadden & Putnam, Messrs. Boyd, Brooks & Wickham, Messrs. Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis, Messrs. McKeehan, Merrick, Arter & Stewart, Mr. George Wm. Cottrell, Messrs. Maurer, Bolton & Mierke, Mr. W. Edmund Peters, Mr. Henry H. Pleasant, Messrs. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and Messrs. Thompson, Hine & Flory, for relators.
Mr. Frank T. Cullitan, prosecuting attorney, and Mr. Saul S. Danaceau, for respondents.

Opinion:
By the Court.
Prom the foregoing summary of facts alleged in the petition before us, it is apparent that the relators are asking this court to prohibit the Court of Common Pleas from determining whether part-period directors are parties defendant by reason of the amendment to the fourth amended petition filed in that court.
The writ of prohibition is not an appropriate remedy for the correction of errors and does not lie to prevent an erroneous decision in a case which the court is authorized to adjudicate. The issuance of the writ is not warranted to restrain action by a trial court in determining jurisdiction of the person or parties. Kelley, Judge, v. State, ex rel. Gellner, 94 Ohio St., 331, 114 N. E., 255; 32 Ohio Jurisprudence, 580, Section 20.
Furthermore, the relators may not in the present proceeding challenge the order of the Court of Appeals, since the writ of prohibition is not available as a substitute for appeal. State, ex rel. Kriss, v. Richards et al., Judges, 102 Ohio St., 455, 132 N. E., 23; and State, ex rel. Levy, v. Savord, Judge, 143 Ohio St., 451, 55 N. E. (2d), 735, and authorities cited therein.
The demurrer to the petition is sustained and the writ denied.
Writ denied.
Weygandt, C. J., Matthias, Hart, Zimmerman, BeTíU, Williams and Turner, JJ., concur.