Dressler v. Bowling

The question presented is whether appellants obtained a valid lien on the basis of the foreign judgment they obtained in 1979. Appellants rely on the adoption by the General Assembly of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, R.C. 2329.021 et seq., effective July 29, 1983, and contend that their lien is valid under the Act. Appellees contend that the Act was not applicable to appellants’ foreign judgment at the time they sought enforcement. We agree with appellees.

It was not until the enactment of R.C. 2329.021 et seq. that foreign judgments could be enforced in the same manner as…