If any company or person neglects or refuses to construct and maintain a fence as provided in section 4951.45 of the Revised Code, the owner of any land abutting on the line of the right of way of such person or company may construct the fence, so far as his lands abut on the right of way. When such owner has completed the fence, he may present for payment, to the ticket agent of the company at the station nearest the track so fenced, an itemized statement of the expenses of such construction. If such person or company neglects or refuses for thirty days to pay such account, such landowner may recover the reasonable cost of such fence from the owner of the railroad or railway in any court of competent jurisdiction.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 4951.46

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