Bergquist v. Kreidler

In this action for damages caused by misrepresentation, judgment was procured against only defendant, Erasmus G-. Kreidler, and he appeals. The amount of the recovery consists of two items, a portion of the rental value for two years of the real estate in question, and upwards of $800 spent by plaintiffs in attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred by them in litigation after their purchase of the real estate from defendants, and in an effort to enforce and protect their right to its possession. The learned trial judge ruled the latter item to be a proper element of damages and instructed…