U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio January 22, 1896 (Doblinger v. Dickson)

RICKS, District Judge.

On the 31st of March, 1894, the plaintiffs instituted this suit against the defendants in the court of common picas of Lucas county, Ohio. The purpose of the suit was to recoven' damages against the defendants for breach of contract of lease of certain lauds in said Lucas county, which instrument was commonly known as an “oil and natural gas lease.