Rathbun v. McLay
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover money entrusted to the defendant to purchase certain real estate for the plaintiffs, and wrongfully converted by the defendant to his own use, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Hubbard, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
This is an action of fraud. The complaint alleges, in substance, that the defendant, 'being a real estate agent, accepted an agency from the plaintiffs to purchase for them certain real estate, which purchase was effected, and that in the performance of that agency he was unfaithful to his trust, deceiving his principals with falsehood and thereby obtaining from them, for himself, the sum of |500, under the false pretense that it was a part of the purchase money paid the seller. The answer consisted of a general denial and a special defense. The plaintiffs offered evidence in support of all…
2Cited by11 opinions
- Herbert J. Roberts v. Norman M. Ross, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Cyphers v. AllynSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Brazo v. Real Estate CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Stewart v. PrestonWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Stagg v. LawtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
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