In an action to recover possession of personal property in which an order of possession has been issued, the final judgment shall award permanent possession of the property and any damages to the party obtaining the award to the extent the damages proximately resulted from the taking, withholding, or detention of the property by the other, and the costs of the action. If delivery of the property cannot be made, the action may proceed as a claim for conversion upon due notice being given the respondent of the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing upon such claim.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2737.14
Final judgment to award permanent possession
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 644 F. Supp. 2d 978 - Slough v. Telb (2009)
Most recently applied in Perez Bar & Grill v. Schneider (December 2012)
Effective: August 26, 1982; Latest Legislation: House Bill 254 - 114th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.