James v. Roberts
Ohio Supreme Court
This is a bill in chancery, reserved in Trumbull county. The bill is filed for the purpose of canceling a mortgage, and certain notes given by complainant to defendant, which are alleged to- have been obtained by the defendant without consideration, by means of threats, and putting the complainant in fear of a criminal prosecution, for perjury.
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This is a bill in chancery, reserved in Trumbull county. The bill is filed for the purpose of canceling a mortgage, and certain notes given by complainant to defendant, which are alleged to- have been obtained by the defendant without consideration, by means of threats, and putting the complainant in fear of a criminal prosecution, for perjury. The transactions out of which the difficulty arose, commenced in January, 1837. At that time Francis James, the complainant, being the owner of fifty acres of land, sold the same by title bond, to Isaac C. Robe, for five .hundred and twenty-five…
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.
The bill alleges that at the time of the making of the mortgages and notes to Roberts, Roberts and the Demings called on James at his barn; that Roberts told him he was going to prosecute him for perjury; that he was on his way to Ravenna for that purpose; that he had two witnesses who would swear that the statements in his deposition were false, and that unless he would settle with him, he would have to go to the penitentiary ; that he asked for time to consult his family and neighbors; that Roberts refused, telling him that nothing but immediate compliance would save him, and that he might…
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