Farmers Savings & Trust Co. v. Ridenour

This case arises out of a complaint filed by plaintiff under Ohio’s replevin statutes, R. C. 2737.01 et seq., for return of a motor vehicle. Plaintiff filed an affidavit and bond requesting immediate, ex parte, seizure of the named property. The court denied plaintiff’s request for immediate seizure and granted defendants 14 days to show cause why the named property should not be seized. Defendant, Harold A. Ridenour, thereafter filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the basis of the unconstitutionality of the Ohio replevin statutes, citing Fuentes v. Shevin (1972), 407 U. S. 67; Mitchell…