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...If a garnishee under this chapter fails to appear in court and answer, as required by section 2715.29 of the Revised Code, the court may proceed against him for a contempt.

...If a garnishee under this chapter appears and answers, as required by section 2715.29 of the Revised Code, and on his examination it is discovered that at or after the service of the order and notice upon him under section 2715.091 of the Revised Code, he was possessed of property of the defendant, or was indebted to him, or both, the court may order the delivery of such property, or the payment of the amount owing ...

...erty and credits of the defendant in possession of the garnishee, for what may appear to be owing by him to the defendant, and for the costs of the proceedings against the garnishee.

...If the plaintiff proceeds against the garnishee by action, as provided in section 2715.33 of the Revised Code, for the cause that his disclosure was unsatisfactory, unless it appears on the trial that such disclosure was incomplete, the plaintiff must pay the costs thereof. When the claim of the plaintiff in attachment is satisfied, on motion, the defendant may be substituted as the plaintiff in the judgment.

... and credits of the defendant in his possession, and pays the money due from him, as the court orders, he shall be discharged, and the costs of proceedings against him shall be paid out of the property and money so surrendered, or as the court deems right.

...If the judgment in an action in attachment is rendered for the defendant, the attachment shall be discharged, and the property attached or its proceeds returned to him.

...If judgment is rendered for the plaintiff in an action in attachment, it shall be satisfied as follows: So much of the property in the hands of the levying officer, after applying the money arising from the sale of perishable property and so much of the personal property, and lands and tenements, whether held by legal or equitable title, as is necessary, shall be sold by order of the court, under the same restriction...

...The court may compel the delivery to the levying officer, for sale, of any attached property for which a bond has been given, and may proceed summarily on such bond to enforce delivery of the property, or payment of the money due thereon, by rules and attachment as in cases of contempt.

...For the purpose of selling it, the court may order the levying officer to repossess himself of attached property which has passed out of his hands without having been sold or converted into money. Under such order, the officer shall have the same power to take the property as under an order of attachment.

...If personal property which has been attached is claimed by a person other than the defendant, the levying officer shall have the validity of such claim tried; and such proceedings shall be had, with like effect, as in case of property seized upon execution, and claimed by a third person.

...When several attachments are executed on the same property, or the same person is made a garnishee by several parties, on the motion of any of the plaintiffs, the court may order a reference to ascertain and report the amounts and priorities of the several attachments.

...From the time an order of attachment is issued, the court shall have jurisdiction and control of all subsequent proceedings under sections 2715.01 to 2715.49, inclusive, of the Revised Code. After the order issues, if the defendant dies, or if the defendant is a corporation and its charter expires by limitation, forfeiture, or otherwise, the proceedings shall be carried on. In such cases, other than where the defenda...

...(A) In any case in which a motion for attachment is filed, the defendant against whom the motion is filed may object to the surety of the plaintiff that filed the motion on the bond filed under section 2715.044 of the Revised Code, and the plaintiff may object to the surety of the defendant or another person on a bond filed under section 2715.26 or 2715.10 of the Revised Code, respectively. An objection against a sur...

...A party may seek recovery of damages awarded on final judgment and the costs of judgment execution against the other party's surety on a bond filed pursuant to section 2715.044, 2715.10, or 2715.26 of the Revised Code if execution of judgment issued in favor of that party is returned unsatisfied, by the filing of a complaint against the surety in the same action in which the bond was filed.

...Before judgment, upon reasonable notice to the plaintiff, the defendant may move to discharge an attachment as to the whole or any of the property attached. The motion shall promptly be heard and decided by the court.

...When, on the part of the defendant, a motion to discharge an attachment is made on affidavits or papers and evidence in the case, but not otherwise, the plaintiff may oppose it by affidavits or other evidence, in addition to that on which the order of attachment was made.

...A party to a suit affected by an order discharging or refusing to discharge an order of attachment may appeal on questions of law to reverse, vacate, or modify it as in other cases; and the original action shall proceed to trial and judgment as though no appeal had been taken.

...When an order discharging an order of attachment is made, and a party affected thereby excepts thereto, the court or judge shall fix the number of days, not to exceed thirty, in which such party may file his appeal, during which it shall be filed and the attached property held by the sheriff or other officer.

...The party who appeals under section 2715.47 of the Revised Code must give a bond to the adverse party, with surety to be approved by the clerk of the court of appeals, in double the amount of the appraised value of the property attached, conditioned to pay such adverse party all damages sustained by him in consequence of filing such appeal, in the event of the discharge of the order of attachment by the court in whic...

...If a party who excepts to an order discharging or refusing to discharge an order of attachment dies within the time limited for filing his appeal, the administrator or executor of such party, within thirty days after his appointment and qualification, may file his appeal, and thereby become a party to the action. He shall not be required to give the bond required by section 2715.48 of the Revised Code. No such appe...

...A creditor may bring an action on his claim before it is due and have an attachment against the property of the debtor when any of the following applies: (A) A debtor has sold or otherwise transferred or disposed of his property with the fraudulent intent to cheat or defraud his creditors, or to hinder or delay them in the collection of their debts; (B) A debtor is about to make such a sale or other transfer or dis...

...The attachment provided for in section 2715.50 of the Revised Code may be granted, pursuant and subject to sections 2715.01 to 2715.49 of the Revised Code, by the court in which the action was brought.

...If the court or judge refuses to grant an order of attachment under section 2715.50 of the Revised Code, the action shall be dismissed, but without prejudice to a future action. In all such actions application for an attachment must be made.

... obtained, if the property is in the possession of a person other than the person against whom judgment was obtained, only through a proceeding in garnishment and only in accordance with this chapter. (C) As used in this chapter: (1) "Employer" means a person who is required to withhold taxes out of payments of personal earnings made to a judgment debtor. (2) "Personal earnings" means money, or any other considera...

...(A) Any person seeking an order of garnishment of personal earnings, after obtaining a judgment, shall make the following demand in writing for the excess of the amount of the judgment over the amount of personal earnings that may be exempt from execution, garnishment, attachment, or sale to satisfy a judgment or order, or for so much of the excess as will satisfy the judgment. The demand shall be made after the judg...