McComb v. Thompson
Ohio Supreme Court
Error to tbe District Court of Allen county. Joseph C. Thompson, one of the defendants in error, filed liis petition in the court of common pleas of Allen county, setting up in substance, that on October 5, 1878, he recovered a judgment before a justice of the peace in Ottawa township, Allen county, Ohio, against William McComb, Jr., and that on said October o, 1878, a transcript of said judgment was filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of Allen…
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Error to tbe District Court of Allen county. Joseph C. Thompson, one of the defendants in error, filed liis petition in the court of common pleas of Allen county, setting up in substance, that on October 5, 1878, he recovered a judgment before a justice of the peace in Ottawa township, Allen county, Ohio, against William McComb, Jr., and that on said October o, 1878, a transcript of said judgment was filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of Allen county, and entered on the execution docket. That at the time of the filing of said transcript in the office of the clerk of…
1Opinion of the CourtFollett, J.
Did the district court err in affirming the judgment of the common pleas? This depends upon the meaning of certain statutes of Ohio.
As between debtor and creditor, the law of Ohio makes humane provision, not so much for the debtor himself as for the benefit of his family — the wife and the children ; and does not overlook the interest of the creditor. It has sought to protect each as an honest citizen, trying to perform every obligation. And the people of Ohio look to her laws for homestead rights and judgment liens.
I. As to judgment liens on this real estate. The petition and cross petitions…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Beecher v. BaldyMichigan Supreme Court · 1859
- Robinson v. . WileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Parsons v. LivingstonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1860
- Butt v. GreenOhio Supreme Court · 1876
- Allen v. CookNew York Supreme Court · 1858
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