Case Name: BAER v. STATE OF OHIO
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1924-03-31
Citations: 2 Ohio Law Abs. 500
Docket Number: No. 18483
Parties: BAER v. STATE OF OHIO
Judges: 
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 2
Pages: 500–500

Head Matter:
No. 493
BAER v. STATE OF OHIO
No. 18483.
Supreme Court of Ohio
CHATTEL MORTGAGE — Title to mortgaged property in question.
Attorneys — W. H. Boyd and T. H. Hogsett, for Baer; E. S. Stanton, Pros. Atty., for State; all of Cleveland.
Docketed March 31, 1924.
2 Abs. 244.
Motion to certify sustained July 1, 1924, 2 Abs. 453, and case will be heard in the Supreme Court; same holding in seven other cases involving same contention. See page-, this Abstract, for Appeals Case.

Opinion:
This case came before the Supreme Court upon a motion to Certify the record. An action was commenced in the Cuyahoga Common Pleas by the Prosecuting Attorney to recover certain payments of salary from Judge Baer. These payments had been made on account of increase in' salary provided by the Amendment to 2251 and 2252 GC., which was passed Feb. 24, 192;0, and became effective May 25, 1920. After Baer had drawn this increase for some time this action was commenced.
The Common Pleas held that Baer was entitled to the increase because Art. IV, Sec. 14, Ohio Constitution, did not make the Act of Feb. 24, 7920, inapplicable to judges whose terms began before it became effective. The Appeals reversed the judgment, holding that applied only to newly elected judges. It was to reverse this judgment that this motion was filed in the Supreme Court. The sole question presented to the Supreme Court was whether the section of the Constitution made the Act. of Feb. 24, 1920, inapplicable to judges holding office and serving as such when the act went into effect.