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b. Licking County Property
On May 5, 1976, Mr. Davis purchased the Licking County
property. Mr. Davis partitioned the Licking County property into
four parcels: (1) A 20-acre parcel that contained buildings and
fences, (2) a 220-acre parcel (the 220 acres), (3) a 12.82-acre
parcel, and (4) a 21.7-acre parcel.
Since 1963, Juan Sotos (Dr. Sotos) has been a faculty member
of the Ohio State University Medical School. Dr. Sotos
specializes in pediatric endocrinology. Since this time, Dr.
Sotos has been a doctor on the staff of Children's Hospital.
In 1977, Dr. Sotos and his family became neighbors and
friends of Mr. Davis and his family.
In July or August of 1984, Arthur Krobacher (Mr. Krobacher),
the president-elect of Children's Hospital's board of trustees,
requested that Dr. Sotos discuss with Mr. Davis the possibility
of Mr. Davis' making a donation to Children's Hospital. Mr.
Krobacher approached Dr. Sotos about soliciting the donation from
Mr. Davis because Mr. Krobacher was aware that Dr. Sotos and Mr.
Davis were neighbors, and Mr. Davis had previously contributed to
the hospital.2
Dr. Sotos felt uncomfortable asking Mr. Davis for a
contribution; however, at a social dinner not long after his
2 Mr. Davis had previously donated 10,000 to 12,000 shares
of Wendy's stock and $100,000 cash.
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