Genell v. Hirons

Citations

• 70 Ohio St. (N.S.) 309

Syllabus

<p>Real property of a judgment creditor — Exempt from levy in lieu of homestead — May he sold hy judgment debtor — Grantee holds free of judgment lien — Section 5441, Revised Statutes— Exemption laws.</p> <p>Real property of a judgment debtor that is exempt from levy and sale in lieu of a homestead under section 5441, Revised Statutes, when selected and held by such judgment debtor as so exempt, becomes his absolute property with full power of disposition, and if thereafter he sells and conveys the same, such property in the hands of his grantee is not subject to the lien of a judgment obtained against the grantor prior to such sale and conveyance, nor to seizure and sale upon execution in satisfaction of such judgment.</p>