Legal Opinion
Maddox v. Astro Investments
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided May 21, 1975No. 201PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcBride, J.
This appeal raises two questions: What is the effect of a certificate of judgment as a lien after it is filed by the clerk and before it is docketed and indexed, and what is the liability of the clerk to one who is injured thereby where a certificate of judgment is filed but the docketing and indexing is completed on a later date.
A certificate of judgment, issued by the Eaton Municipal Court was filed with the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Preble County on May 23, 1973, at 3:41 p. m. The original, returned to the Eaton Municipal Court on May 25, 1973, indicates that the record of its…
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