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HOUSER v. OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

No. 79-988.

62 Ohio St. 2d 77 (1980)

HOUSER, ADMX., APPELLEE, v. OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 16, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs Addison, Gammon & Boord and Mr. James R. Addison, for appellee.

Messrs. Milligan, Milligan & Milligan and Mr. Fred J. Milligan, Jr., for appellant.

HERBERT, J.

Appellant contends that by virtue of the provisions of former G.C. 8619,1 appellee's ownership of the chattels in question became vested in appellant upon the expiration of the five-year period set forth in the statute.

We agree with the Court of Appeals that G.C. 8619 was a statute of frauds. Richter & Phillips Co. v. Queen City Mfg. Co. (1951), 156 Ohio St. 143

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