Case ID: ohio-ch_1/html/0442-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Wood, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

HEATH v. TYSON.
    Subjecting land to a justice’s judgment — sci.fa'. cannot issue to another county — appearance may cure the defect.
    A scire facias to subject real estate to a judgment before a justice of the peace, cannot be issued to any other county than that where the judgment is.
    If such has issued into another county, and has been served and returned, the proceeding to judgment upon it is a nullity, unless the defendant appears, and in that way cures the defect.
    Error to the Common Pleas. The case below was a scire facias against Pleath, to show cause why execution should not issue against his lands upon a justice’s judgment. The writ was issued in Richland county, directed to the sheriff of Franklin, and was by him served and returned. No cause being shown, an order of execution was made on the default, and judgment rendered for costs.
    Pleath now claims to reverse the judgment and order, because the proceeding was unauthorized.
   Wood, J.

The justices’act (29 O. L. 185,6) provides, that in case of a return of no goods, on a justice’s execution, and a suggestion that the judgment debtor has real estate, a transcript may be filed with the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in the county where the defendant resides, upon which the clerk is authorized to issue a scire facias against the debtor, to show cause at the return term why execution,should not issue against his lands, which writ is to be served and returned in the same manner summonses are required by law to be served, and if no cause is shown, the court is to give judgment for costs, and award execution against the lands for the sum due, interest and costs.' No authority is here given to issue a scire facias from one county to another, or to issue any writ except where the defendant resides. No reason appears to us for issuing this writ to Franklin, and as there was no appearance to the suit to cure the defect, the proceeding is of no avail, and must be reversed, with costs.