A civil action in quo warranto may be brought in the name of the state:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 2733.01

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) Against a person who usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises a public office, civil or military, or a franchise, within this state, or an office in a corporation created by the authority of this state;

(B) Against a public officer, civil or military, who does or suffers an act which, by law, works a forfeiture of his office;

(C) Against an association of persons who act as a corporation within this state without being legally incorporated.