State ex rel. Yost v. Columbus City Schools Bd. of Edn.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1878

Syllabus

Mandamus—Standing—Parens patriae doctrine—Parens patriae standing allows for the State to sue for indirect injury, which is inconsistent with the requirement that relators in mandamus cases be directly benefited or injured by a judgment in the case—Attorney general would not directly benefit from a writ of mandamus in a case affecting a small number of pupils within one school district and therefore cannot show that the case concerns well-being of a substantial segment of the State's population—Parens patriae standing cannot apply in a mandamus case and attorney general lacks standing—Cause dismissed.