Cincinnati Northern Traction Co. v. Rosnagle
Ohio Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Warren county. ■ This was a proceeding brought in the common pleas court of Warren county by Howard F. Ros■nagle, an infant, by his next friend, against the .Cincinnati Northern Traction Company. On May 21, 1907, the infant resided at Franklin in Warren county, and was about ten years old.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Warren county. ■ This was a proceeding brought in the common pleas court of Warren county by Howard F. Ros■nagle, an infant, by his next friend, against the .Cincinnati Northern Traction Company. On May 21, 1907, the infant resided at Franklin in Warren county, and was about ten years old. On that day he went to the city of Middletown in Butler county on an errand, and in the evening boarded one of the defendant’s cars at Middletown to go to his home. When the car was near the outskirts of the city the conductor asked him for his fare and he tendered him a…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
There is no claim that the five cent piece which was tendered by plaintiff was not originally a genuine coin issued by the United States.
The testimony and an inspection of the coin disclose such genuine character. It has the appearance of being somewhat bruised and there is a slight crack from the rim toward the center.
The minor coins of the United States are provided for. by Section 3515, Revised Statutes of the United States, in which the alloy and weight are prescribed. Section 3587, Revised Statutes of the United States, provides that the minor coins shall *315be legal tender at their nominal…
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