Sanders v. Penney
Sanders v. Penney
Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the circuit court is before us and it shows that there was much reluctance in reaching the conclusion, that upon the facts stated Penney had a lien upon the premises which was entitled to prevail against the title of purchasers for value without actual or constructive notice of his claim. From brief and opinion it appears that the judgment of the circuit court is thought to be justified by the provisions of Section 4275, Revised Statutes. That section and Section 6934a-5 contain the only provisions for liens upon premises in which gambling or bucket shops are carried on, the former section containing the only provisions for liens to secure claims for money lost upon which, according to the settled principles of the common law, there could not even be a recovery because arising out of transactions in which both parties are acting unlawfully. The lien created by Section 6934a-5, is a security for the fine prescribed for permitting premises to be used as a bucket shop, and it is a lien for no other purpose. The act prohibiting bucket shops and dealing in margins is a part of Title I, Chapter 8 of the Revised Statutes, which regards offenses against public policy. Section 4275 is a part of
The judgment of the circuit court is supposed to receive important support from Binder v. Finkbone, 25 Ohio St., 103. But that case is removed beyond supporting distance by two obvious differences. Firstly, it concerned a recovery under the chapter of which Section 4275 is a part, and to which, by its terms, it does apply whatever may be its proper interpretation; and, secondly, it was the assertion of a lien against the property where the business was carried on while it remained in the ownership of him who had knowingly permitted its unlawful use, and not in the possession .of his vendee for value who had no such knowledge. In both legislation and- adju
Judgment of the circuit court reversed,, that of the common pleas affirmed.
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