Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Ohio Volume 4

Cases Decided In The Supreme Court Of Ohio by Robert Clark surveys a mosaic of early 19th?century Ohio jurisprudence, presenting a compilation of decisions from the Supreme Court that center on property, equity, and public concerns. The excerpts focus on how equity interacts with statutory powers in land titles, administration of estates, and church lands used for burials and worship. Included are the Lieby V. Parks dispute over land in Cincinnati, Dennison V. Allen on redemption and scire facias, Goodloe V. City of Cincinnati and Smith V. City of Cincinnati on municipal liability and nuisance, and Price et al. V. Methodist Episcopal Church regarding burial grounds and trusts. The volume surveys recurring principles: equity cannot cure void acts when the law provides a remedy, bona fide purchasers' protections, administration rules for insolvent estates, and the complex balance between church trusts and private rights. It also notes the readiness of the Ohio court to uphold or deny remedies, depending on formality of dedication, notice, and statutory alignment. In short, a window into early American property and equity law in Ohio.