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|E. T. Simmons
|E. T. Simmons
|For {{Tooltip |text = $64|tooltip = $2,437 in 2025 dollars}} for ads in the programs of the Olentangy and Minerva Park theaters.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Sued for Ads|pub = The Billboard|date = Oct. 10, 1900|volume = 12|issue = 25|page = 6|accessedthrough = Internet Archive|url = https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1900-10-20_12_25/mode/2up }}</ref>
|For {{Tooltip |text = $64|tooltip = $2,437 in 2025 dollars}} for ads in the programs of the Olentangy and Minerva Park theaters.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Sued for Ads|pub = The Billboard|date = Oct. 10, 1900|volume = 12|issue = 25|page = 6|accessedthrough = Internet Archive|url = https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1900-10-20_12_25/mode/2up }}</ref>
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|1901
|Daniel H. Mackey<br />Otho L. Hays
|Olentangy Park Company
|For {{Tooltip |text = $1,400|tooltip = $52,322 in 2025 dollars}} when owners of the ball grounds raised rent and requested fencing to be removed. See more info here: [[Hays-Mackey v. The Olentangy Park Co.]]<ref>"Beat the Injunction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1901. Page 7.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Fences." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 11, 1901. Page 6.</ref>
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|1904
|F. R. Brown
|Joseph W. Dusenbury
|For {{Tooltip |text = $108.60|tooltip = $3,923 in 2025 dollars}} due for building materials.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 10, 1904. Page 2.</ref>
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|1904
|Page Woven Wire Fence Company
|Joseph W. Dusenbury<br />The Olentangy Park Company
|For {{Tooltip |text = $814.39|tooltip = $29,415 in 2025 dollars}} due for labor and materials.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 31, 1904. Page 6.</ref>
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Revision as of 21:05, 12 July 2025

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Below is a list of reported lawsuits involving Olentangy Park or its management.

Year Plaintiff Defense Notes
1900 W. B. Flynn W. J. Dusenbury For unpaid work after being hired to design and construct an electric sign for Olentangy and Minerva parks at High and Broad streets for $75$2,855 in 2025 dollars. Dusenbury claimed not to know Flynn and said another party designed and built the sign at 7 South High Street.[1]
1900 American School Furniture Company
Grand Rapids School Furniture Company
Eli M. West
Joseph W. Dusenbury
The Olentangy Park Company
For $928.88$35,364 in 2025 dollars for unpaid contracted work involving furnishing and setup of chairs for the Theater.[2] Dusenbury and West filed a demurrer to the petition a month later, claiming the facts weren't sufficient for action.[3]
1900 Vern Ramsey E. T. Simmons For $64$2,437 in 2025 dollars for ads in the programs of the Olentangy and Minerva Park theaters.[4]
1901 Daniel H. Mackey
Otho L. Hays
Olentangy Park Company For $1,400$52,322 in 2025 dollars when owners of the ball grounds raised rent and requested fencing to be removed. See more info here: Hays-Mackey v. The Olentangy Park Co.[5][6]
1904 F. R. Brown Joseph W. Dusenbury For $108.60$3,923 in 2025 dollars due for building materials.[7]
1904 Page Woven Wire Fence Company Joseph W. Dusenbury
The Olentangy Park Company
For $814.39$29,415 in 2025 dollars due for labor and materials.[8]

References

  1. "Dusenbury's Answer." Columbus Dispatch. May 24, 1900. Page 9.
  2. "Furniture Company Brings Suit Against Dusenbury, West and Olentangy Park Co." "The Columbus Sunday Dispatch." Sept. 9, 1900. Page 6.
  3. "Olentangy Theater Decision." "Saturday Columbus Dispatch." Oct. 6, 1900. Page 6.
  4. "Sued for Ads." The Billboard. Oct. 10, 1900. Vol. 12. Issue 25. Page 6. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1900-10-20_12_25/mode/2up
  5. "Beat the Injunction." Columbus Evening Dispatch. April 27, 1901. Page 7.
  6. "Olentangy Park Fences." Columbus Evening Dispatch. May 11, 1901. Page 6.
  7. Columbus Evening Dispatch. June 10, 1904. Page 2.
  8. Columbus Evening Dispatch. Aug. 31, 1904. Page 6.