Morse v. Johnson

MORGAN, Judge.

This case, originating as an action for damages for an acreage deficiency in a land sale, came to this Court by way of transfer (Rule 83.03) after an opinion in the Court of Appeals, Eastern District, which reversed and remanded the cause for a new trial. Now here, the cause is decided as though on original appeal. Mo.Const. art. V, § 10.

Respondents bought a parcel of land from appellants early in 1973. Initially, the land was represented by a real estate agent as containing about 182 acres with a price of $36,000. Respondents agreed to and executed a sales contract for the land…