State ex rel. Robinson v. Cuyahoga Cnty. Common Pleas Court, 662 N.E.2d 798 (Ohio 1996). · Go Syfert
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State ex rel. Robinson v. Cuyahoga Cnty. Common Pleas Court, 662 N.E.2d 798 (Ohio 1996). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
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The State ex rel. Robinson
v.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
No. 95-2110.
Ohio Supreme Court.
Apr 17, 1996.
Published opinion
662 N.E.2d 798
Lewis G. Robinson, pro se. , Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Gregory B. Rowinski, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.
Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Sweeney, Wright.
Cited by 5 opinions  |  Published
Per Curiam.

We agree with the court of appeals. Since Sturges v. Longworth (1853), 1 Ohio St. 544, we have approved of a court of common pleas’ appointing a guardian ad litem, literally a guardian for the case, who has no duties prior to the institution of a suit or after its termination but whose sole duty is to defend in a particular cause. Civ.R. 17(B) authorizes a court, as incident to its power to try a case, to order the appointment of a guardian ad litem. Robinson’s remedy was appeal from that order. Mandamus will not issue where, as here, there was an adequate remedy at law.

The judgment of the court of appeals is hereby affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

[*432] Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer and Cook, JJ., concur. Wright, J., not participating.