Olson v. Lamb
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court of Lancaster county. Heard below before Tibbbts, J. Tbe opinion contains a statement of tbe case. Tbe set-off was erroneously allowed. (Dorsey v. McGee, 30 Neb. 657; 22 Am. & Eng. Ency.
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Appeal from the district court of Lancaster county. Heard below before Tibbbts, J. Tbe opinion contains a statement of tbe case. Tbe set-off was erroneously allowed. (Dorsey v. McGee, 30 Neb. 657; 22 Am. & Eng. Ency. Law 287, notes 1, 3; 2 Bates, Partnership seos. 1078, 1084; Dehon v. Stetson, 9 Met. [Mass.] 341.) Where an agent is unfaithful to his trust, or abuses the confidence reposed in him, or engages in transactions by which he acquires interests adverse to those of his principal, or otherwise misconducts himself in the business of his agency, he should be deprived of commissions and…
1Opinion of the Court
Irvine, C.
This action was brought by Charles J. Olson against Walter J. Lamb and his wife, for the purpose of having a trust declared in favor of plaintiff in certain property alleged to have been bought by Lamb at judicial sale Avhile he was acting as attorney for plaintiff. The Prentice Brownstone Company was made a party defendant, and by cross-petition alleged that Lamb was also its at*110torney in the foreclosure ease resulting in the judicial sale, and it prayed that a trust be declared and conveyance ordered. Both the petition and cross-petition originally offered as a condition of the…
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