Wicks v. German Loan & Investment Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, O’Brien District Court. — Hon. Wili.iam Hutchinson, Judge.' Suit at law to recover damages for fraud and deceit in the sale of land. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, C. J.
In March, 1901, the German Loan & Investment Company, one of .the defendants herein, purchased a quarter section of land in Northwestern Minnesota. It was still the owner of said land in December, 1907, and at that time it made the defendant G. N. Close its agent for the sale thereof. Thereafter Close induced the plaintiff to unite with him in the purchase of the land for $2,000, one-half of which was to be paid in cash, and the remainder was to he secured by a mortgage on the land. Close told the plaintiff that he was to receive $100 commission for the sale of the land and would divide it…
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