THOMPSON HINE ATLANTA BRUSSELS CINCINNATI CLEVELAND COLUMBUS DAYTON NEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YORK WASHINGTON, D.C. ---------------------- February 24, 2006 PC&J Preservation Fund 300 Old Post...Pc&j Preservation Fund /Oh/ • February 27th, 2006
Company FiledFebruary 27th, 2006Gentlemen: A legal opinion (the "Legal Opinion") that we prepared was filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the PC&J Preservation Fund Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement"). We hereby give you our consent to incorporate by reference the Legal Opinion into Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement (the "Amendment"), and consent to all references to us in the Amendment.