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10 Ohio Cir. Dec. 813

Emerson v. Gano

Hamilton Circuit Court

Decided January 15, 1900

Hamilton Circuit Court · decided 1900-01-15

<p>SUBSCRIPTIONS.</p> <p>Smith, Swing, and Giffen, JJ.</p> <p>SUBSCRIPTION FOE PROCURING THE BUILDING OF A STREET RAILWAY.</p> <p>Where a party has signed a subscription for the purpose of procuring the ■ building of a street railway, it is not necessary to notify such subscriber of its acceptance, in order to establish his liability thereon; such subscription is valid when complied with, and no acceptance is necessary.</p>

Decided 1900-01-15

Swing, J.

¶1This cause is in this court on error to the judgment of the court of common pleas. The error relied on is that the judgment is not sustained by the evidence.

¶2Gano was sued by Emerson and others on a subscription for the purpose of procuring the building of a street railway to the village of College Hill. The subscription by Gano had conditions attached to it, and it was contended by him that these conditions had not been complied with, and that furthermore no notice was ever given him of the acceptance of this subscription as made. The court of common pleas found that at the commencement of the action the conditions had not been complied with, and dismissed the action without prejudice to the bringing of a new action when the conditions were complied with.

¶3We do not think it was necessary to notify Gano of the acceptance of his subscription. It was like any other subscription — valid when . complied with, and no acceptance was necessary.

C. B. Matthews, for plaintiffs in error.R. de V. Carroll, contra.

¶4As to whether the conditions were complied with, we are of opinion, that they were substantially complied with. Upon the payment of ten cents a passenger was entitled to transfers to all lines in the city; those not desiring transfers were entitled to ride to the terminus at the named rate of eight cents. There was nothing unreasonable in this, and it was at a less rate of fare than Gano expected to pay, as shown by his own. letters.

¶5The judgment should be reversed on the ground that it is not sustained by the evidence, and remanded for further proceedings.

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