Hamilton Circuit Court, 1909

Cincinnati, Columbus & Wooster Turnpike Co. v. Village of Milford

Cincinnati, Columbus & Wooster Turnpike Co. v. Village of Milford
Hamilton Circuit Court · Decided December 4, 1909 · Giffen, Smith, Swing
13 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 170; 1909 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 322

Counsel

Thorne Baker, for plaintiff in error., D. W. Murphy, for the village.

Cincinnati, Columbus & Wooster Turnpike Co. v. Village of Milford

Opinion of the Court

An action under Section 1536-136, Revised Statutes, to recover from a city compensation for a turnpike included within the corporate limits, is under the code, not local, but transitory in character, and must be brought in the county where the defendant resides or may be sumoned. The defendant in error is situated partly in two counties,- but has its situs in Clermont county, where it must be sued in such action. City of Fostoria v. Fox, 60 O. S., 340.

Judgment affirmed.

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