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Reynolds v. Lathrop

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided April 13, 1938No. 26825PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.

The sole query is whether the plaintiff was injured by an act of mob violence, amounting to a lynching within the meaning of Sections 6278 and 6281, General Code.

These sections read:

Section 6278. “A collection of people assembled for an unlawful purpose and intending to do damage or injury to any one, or pretending to exercise correctional power over other persons by violence and without authority of law, shall be deemed a 'mob’ for the purpose of this chapter. An act of violence by a •mob upon the body of any person shall constitute a 'lynching’ within the meaning of this chapter.”

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Lexa v. ZmuntOhio Supreme Court · 1931

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. AlgorNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1953
  2. Anderson v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1942
  3. Hailey v. City of NewarkPennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · 1944
  4. Slaton v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
  5. State v. AlgorNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1953

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