When a judgment, including judgments rendered by a judge of a county court or mayor, a transcript of which has been filed in the court of common pleas for execution, is dormant, or when a finding for money in equitable proceedings remains unpaid in whole or in part, under the order of the court therein made, such judgment may be revived, or such finding made subject to execution as judgments at law are, in the manner prescribed for reviving actions before judgment, or by action in the court in which such judgment was rendered or finding made, or in which transcript of judgment was filed.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2325.15
Revivor of dormant judgment or finding
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case Columbus Check Cashers, Inc. v. Cary (2011)
Most recently applied in Cornerstone Managed Properties, L.L.C. v. Martin (February 2025)
Effective: January 9, 1961; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly
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