SMITH v. BLACKBURN

No. 1603.

31 Ohio App. 3d 251 (1987)

SMITH ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. BLACKBURN, APPELLEE.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Scioto County.

Decided January 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurl Kevin Blume, for appellants.

David Huddleston, for appellee.


GREY, J.

This case raises an issue of statutory interpretation of R.C. 5313.07. This section, simply put, says that when the vendee of a land contract has paid twenty percent of the purchase price, the vendor's remedy for default lies in foreclosure and not in forfeiture. The issue in this case is how is that twenty-percent figure to be calculated.

On November 1, 1983, Doris Blackburn, the vendee, entered into a land installment contract with the Smiths, the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases