Case Name: Mary Murdock v. George Kramer
Court: Hamilton Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1899
Citations: 10 Ohio Cir. Dec. 799
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mary Murdock v. George Kramer.
Judges: 
Reporter: Ohio Circuit Decisions
Volume: 10
Pages: 799–800

Head Matter:
JUDGMENTS — ERROR.
[Hamilton Circuit Court,
1899.]
Smith, Swing, and Giffen, JJ.
Mary Murdock v. George Kramer.
A Person Affected by a Judgment not Thereby a Party of Record.
One whose interests are affected hy a judgment does not thereby become a party of record or entitled to prosecute error to the judgment, which, so far as such person’s interests are concerned, is void.
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton county.
This case was-heard on motion to dismiss the petition in error, because the plaintiff was not a party to- the action below, and because of a defect in parties in error. It was contended by counsel, that the court below having rendered a judgment affecting the interests of the plaintiff In error, she. thereby became a party of record, and not at liberty to appear and rid herself of the cloud of a void judgment.
Littleford, Morris, Ballard & Sawver, for motion.
E. B. Gregg, contra.

Opinion:
Swing, J.
We think the petition in er-ror should be dismissed for the reasons assigned on the motion filed herewith. There never has been any judgment rendered against Mrs. Murdock,- and it will be time enough to prosecute error when there has been one rendered against her.