M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-03-05
LEGAL N@TICE.
THE STATE OF OHIO vINTON COUNTY
IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Petition.


Aaron Stevens Pliff.
William Bray,
Joseph llanen andy Deftsl
George W. Johnston)
JOSEPH HANEN, of Washington county in
q the State Of Pennsylvania, will take notice
that Aaron Stevens of the County Of Vipton in
the State Ohio, did on the 18th day of Febur-
AIRY 1858, flo his petition in the Clerks office
Of the Aforesaid Court within and for said VIn-
ton county, against said Joseph Hanen, william
Bray and George w. Johnston, as partner. trad
ing under tho firm, name of Elan,n, Bray e. Co.
Defendants, setting firth among other things.
That OH the 25th day ofDe .ember 1852, defen-
dents were dealers in sheep, that to induce the
Plaintiff to buy, detendents represented their
sheep TO be thorough bred Spanish sheep, from
Washington county Pennsylyania that thew were
of the very best quality, that defendents, had
paid twenty dollars per head for some of said
sheep. ThBt said sheep would shear from five
to ten lbs Of wool, sc. That plaintiff relying
wholly on the representations Of dofendents
bought eighty head of said sheep, to be one
year old in spring of 1898, at sum Of $l7, 50
per head. That in Payment for said eighty
head Of sheep, plaintiff paid defendent one hun
dred and nineteen acres af real estate situated in
Vinton county, described as follows ito wit
Tne north west quarter, of the south west quar-
ter Of Section number four, in Township nnm-
Der nine, of Range number nineteen; the north
east quarter of the south east quarter of Section
number four, in Township umber nine, of
Range number ninetsen, and the west quarters,
Of the south west quarter, Of section number
four in Township number nine, of Range num-
Der nineteen, eleven head Of cattle ut seventy
eight dollars; and five notes signed by plaintiff,
for two hundred and ten lbs cf wool, the first
payajl on the LIST day Of July 1868, and the
other four payable on the lst of July, for the
same amounts, in each of tho years 1864, 1855,
1866 and 1867. That the deed for said realty
was executed and delivered to William Bray,
the Cattle AID notes delivered TO defendants,
That said notes were drawn 80 as to make plain.
tiff pay one hundred ano FIVE dollars, with the
privilege ofpaying same in wool. That all of
the Aforesaid representations of the defende Is
Rere false and fraudulent, as defendants well
knew, and that they intended to defraud plain
tiff. That said sheep were not thorough bred
Spanish sheep &c. That said Joseph Hanen,
does not reside in the State of Ohio, and that
said defendents have no Office or regular place
of business therein. That plaintiff has kept
said eighty head of sheep since the 25th day of
December 1859, that the said keeping is worth
81 90 per day, that said Bray, is still in posses
sion at said obligations. which said petition
contains Prayer, that said William Bray,
may be onjUined and restained from conveying
said real estate, and that the defendants and
each Of them may be enjoined from assigning
or transferring or in any manner disposeing Of
said obligations or either of them, that they
may be compelled to recinl said contract, de-
liver up and cancel said obligations, restore
said cattle or the value thereof with interest, to
take ba said sheep or lambs, that defendants
pay said plaintiff for keeping said sheep, that
defendent Bray may be compelled to reconvey
said real estate to plaintiff, aud for such other
reliaf ss MAJ be according to equity.
Said defenoent will also take notice that an
injunction has been allowed in said cause.
McClinlick, Smith AARON STEVENS,
d Bratton, att'ys for Pltff. Feb. 26th-68Lsw.