Boyce v. Gingrich

This is an action to recover damages for fraudulent representations in the exchange of real estate.

The facts are: That in the month of July, 1909, plaintiff, Maude B. Boyce, was the owner of certain real property in the city of Columbia, Missouri. Her husband, acting as her agent, authorized the defendant, Daugherty, to sell or exchange it at the listed price of $7500. Daugherty was a man engaged in the real estate business, in whom, the plaintiffs had full confidence. He was also the agent of his co-defendant Gingrich for the purpose of assisting him in the sale of a tract of land which he…