# State ex rel. Grimshaw v. Atkins

> Ohio Supreme Court · November 15, 1978 · 56 Ohio St. 2d 97

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6756419

## Case

- **Full name:** The State, ex rel. Grimshaw, Pros. Atty. v. Atkins
- **Court:** Ohio Supreme Court
- **Decided:** November 15, 1978
- **Citations:** 56 Ohio St. 2d 97; 10 Ohio Op. 3d 226; 382 N.E.2d 215; 1978 Ohio LEXIS 660
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Judges:** Brown, Celebrezze, Iterbebt, Leach, Locheb, Sweeney
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Per Cxiriam.
This court’s original jurisdiction in qua warranto cannot he limited by city charter. State, ex rel. Highland Heights, v. Kee (1975), 42 Ohio St. 2d 234, 235 .
By removing himself from the Sixth Ward respondent, has forfeited his office pursuant to Section 3 of the Portsmouth city charter. The writ of quo warranto is allowed.
Writ allowed.
Leach, C. J., ITeRbebt, Celebrezze, W. Brown, P„ Brown, Sweeney and Locheb, JJ., concur.

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