Anthony v. Eddy
Supreme Court of Kansas
fflrror from Leavenworth County. The facts of the case not disclosed by the statement in the subjoined opinion are as follows: The plaintiff purchased of Jerome B. Chaffee certain premises, including No. 10 Delaware street, Leavenworth city, and received a deed therefor. Defendants acted as agents of Chaffee in the negotiation and completion of the purchase, and delivered the deed to the plaintiff.
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fflrror from Leavenworth County. The facts of the case not disclosed by the statement in the subjoined opinion are as follows: The plaintiff purchased of Jerome B. Chaffee certain premises, including No. 10 Delaware street, Leavenworth city, and received a deed therefor. Defendants acted as agents of Chaffee in the negotiation and completion of the purchase, and delivered the deed to the plaintiff. After the purchase the defendants claimed to have a lease on the premises, and collected rents thereon and appropriated the same to their own use. The action was brought to recover the amount of…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Valentine, J.
This action in the court below, was tried by a jury. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. The court on motion of the defendants set aside the verdict and granted anew trial, on the ground that “The verdict was not sustained by sufficient evidence.” The plaintiff complains that this was error, and brings the case here for review.
By an examination of the record, we find that the evidence was conflicting, but the weight of the evidence, as we think, was against the plaintiff. We shall not stop to consider whether the district court should have granted the new…
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