Key v. Vattier
Ohio Supreme Court
This was an action of covenant reserved and certified for decision from the Supreme Court in Hamilton county. The ease stated in the declaration is as follows : “By a certain indenture made between the plaintiff and one James W. Gazlay, of the one part, and Charles Yattier of the other part, the plaintiff and said Gazlay, on their part, did covenant and agree with the defendant, among other things, to use their best skill and abilities as the attorneys of the defendant, to…
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This was an action of covenant reserved and certified for decision from the Supreme Court in Hamilton county. The ease stated in the declaration is as follows : “By a certain indenture made between the plaintiff and one James W. Gazlay, of the one part, and Charles Yattier of the other part, the plaintiff and said Gazlay, on their part, did covenant and agree with the defendant, among other things, to use their best skill and abilities as the attorneys of the defendant, to recover and obtain from one James Eindiay and one Nicholas Longworth the possession of certain property in said indenture…
1Opinion of the Court
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Judge Burnet :
This action is brought on articles of agreement, executed in Oc-' tober, 1816, between the defendant, Charles Yattier, of the first part, and James W. Gazlay and Marshal Key, attorneys at law, of the second part. The contract, after reciting that the said Yattier had been formerly in possession of, and then claimed title to sundry tracts of land, and also to sundry'notes, bonds, bills, goods, chattels, and moneys, to a large amount, which had begn unjustly taken from his possession, provides that the said Yattier, with a view to have the said property…
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