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decree as substitute for conveyance

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From 26 U.S. 552 - Robert Steele's Lessee v. Jesse Spencer · 1828Most cited · 21 citing opinions

The statute of Ohio... declares 'That where a decree shall be made for a conveyance, release, or acquittance, &c. and the party against whom the decree shall pass, shall not comply therewith by the time appointed, then such decree shall be considered and taken in all Courts of law and equity, to have the same operation and effect, and be as available, as if the conveyance, release, or acquittance, had been executed conformably to such decree.