Thompson v. Oskamp

Suit upon one of two five-hundred-dollar notes, given for the right to use a patent-right in the State of Ohio.

The first paragraph of the answer admitted that the two notes were given for a conveyance of the right, etc., but alleged that the payee of the note falsely and fraudulently represented that he had the exclusive right to sell, etc., in said State, and that the machine patented would perform in a specific manner; whereas, in truth, the machine would not perform in such manner, and the right was worthless.

The second paragraph was like the first, except that it averred, that he…