Westhoven v. Public Utilities Commission

Ohio Supreme Court
Westhoven v. Public Utilities Commission, 3 Ohio Law. Abs. 269 (Ohio 1925)
Allen, Day, Marshall, Matthias, Robinson

Westhoven v. Public Utilities Commission

Opinion of the Court

ROBINSON, J.

The provisions of an ordinance making the non-payment of an excise tax levied in pursuance to such ordinance a misdemeanor and upon conviction imposing a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars, is not in violation of Section 15 of Article I of the Constitution of Ohio. ’“No person shall ..be imprisoned for debt in any civil action, on mesne or final process, unless in causes of fraud.”

Judgment affirmed.

Marshall, C. J., Matthias, Day and Allen, ■ JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
Carl J. Westhoven v. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Status
Published