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EXHIBIT 5.1
BRYAN CAVE LLP
3500 One Kansas City Place
1200 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2100
(816) 374-3200
Facsimile: (816) 374-3300
December 20, 2000
SearchHound.com, Inc.
1700 Wyandotte
Kansas City, MO 64108
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to SearchHound.com, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Corporation"), in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") of
1,500,000 shares of the Corporation's common stock par value $0.001 per share,
(the "Common Stock") reserved for issuance pursuant to various service provider
agreements and the SearchHound.com, Inc. Board of Directors Compensation Package
(collectively, the "Agreements"). Such shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant
to such service agreements and the SearchHound.com, Inc. Board of Directors
Compensation Package are herein referred to as "the Shares." As such counsel, we
have examined and relied upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise,
identified to our satisfaction of such corporate records, agreements, documents,
instruments and certificates of officers and representatives of the Corporation
and have made such investigations of law, as we deem necessary or appropriate in
order to enable us to render the opinion expressed below.
Based upon the foregoing, and reliance thereon, we are of the
opinion that the Shares have been duly and validly authorized for issuance and
will be, when issued and delivered pursuant to the Agreements, fully paid and
nonassessable.
The opinion stated herein, is as of the date hereof, and we
assume no obligation to update or supplement this legal opinion to reflect any
facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or any changes
in law that may hereafter occur. This legal opinion is limited to the matters
stated herein and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters
expressly stated.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the
Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Bryan Cave LLP
