Grissom v. Moore

On the 25th day of January, 1865, Isaac Grissom was the owner of three vacant lots in the town of Cicero, in Hamilton county, He entered into a contract with John Martz, whereby it was agreed, in consideration that Martz would move the machinery of a certain fiouring-mill owned by him into a mill building to be provided, he, Grissom, would erect such building on the lots owned by him and convey to Martz an undivided one-half interest in the lots and building. It was further agreed that they should be thereafter equal owners in the lots and mill, and become partners in the milling business,…