Stevenson v. Barwineck

In order for appellants to have been entitled to summary judgment, the evidentiary facts set out in their affidavits must have established a defense sufficient to defeat the plaintiffs. Sec. 270.635 (2), Stats.

Appellants state the question involved on this appeal as follows:

“Is an agent liable and responsible in damages to a third party for the innocent repetition by him of information furnished the agent by his principal, and which was honestly believed by the agent, and wherein the agent had no basis to doubt the verity of the same, which information actually was a misrepresentation by the…