The county, in which a lynching occurs, may recover from any of the persons composing a mob the amount of a judgment and costs rendered against it, under sections 3761.01 to 3761.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code, in favor of the legal representatives of a person killed or seriously injured by such mob. A person present, with hostile intent, at a lynching is a member of the mob and is liable under this section.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 3761.07

  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59