If a county treasurer, on making settlement with the county auditor, stands charged with any tax which remains unpaid, and receives no credit for the tax in such settlement, the treasurer may collect such tax, for his own use, at any time within one year after the settlement, either by distress and sale or by action in his own name, before any court having jurisdiction of such action.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 5719.086

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.