Reynolds v. Rapp

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appellee, A. C. Rapp, sued the appellants, Elihu Reynolds and wife, on a promissory note for $2,050 and to enforce a mortgage lien on an undivided half interest in mineral land. The defendants admitted liability on the note but entered a counterclaim consisting of three items aggregating $4,700. Judgment was awarded the plaintiff.

Reynolds, a former resident of Perry County, then residing in Hamilton, Ohio, and Rapp orally agreed in a nebulous sort of way to enter upon a venture of trading in timber lands in Perry County. Reynolds was to contribute his experience and…