Case Name: The Union Trust Co. of Dayton, Ohio, et al. v. The Republic Asphalt Paving Co.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1934-04-11
Citations: 128 Ohio St. 153
Docket Number: No. 24317
Parties: The Union Trust Co. of Dayton, Ohio, et al. v. The Republic Asphalt Paving Co.
Judges: Weygandt, C. J., Allen, Stephenson, Jones, Matthias, Bevis and Zimmerman, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 128
Pages: 153–153

Head Matter:
The Union Trust Co. of Dayton, Ohio, et al. v. The Republic Asphalt Paving Co.
(No. 24317
— Decided April 11, 1934.)
Mr. John W. Bricker, attorney general, Mr. Sidney G. Kusworm, Mr. D. W. Iddings, Mr. Hubert A. Estabrook and Mr. Norman L. Weisman, for plaintiffs in error.
Messrs. Ozias £ Ozias and Mr. W. S. Rhotehamel, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
It is ordered and adjudged by this court, that the judgment of the said Court of Appeals be, and the same hereby is, reversed and said cause is hereby remanded to the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery county, Ohio, with instructions to sustain the demurrer to the petition, for the reason that statutes in derogation of the common' law must be strictly construed, and under a strict construction of Section 712, General Code, presentation of a cheek for certification is not a presentation for "collection and payment". Fulton, Supt. of Banks, v. B. R. Baker-Toledo Co., post, 226.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
Weygandt, C. J., Allen, Stephenson, Jones, Matthias, Bevis and Zimmerman, JJ., concur.