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