Miller v. Conn
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Boone District Court. — R. M. Wright, Judge. Action to recover damages for shortage in acreage of a farm purchased by appellee fro'm appellant., Facts are set out in the opinion. Jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $2,745, with interest from March 1, 1920, on which judgment was rendered, and from which defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtArthur, J.
— In February, 1920, appellee, then a resident of Estherville, Iowa, came to Boone, Iowa, with the intention of buying a farm, if he could find one that was satisfactory. He was accompanied by a real estate dealer named Kennedy. They were met by one Cooper, of Boone, also a real estate dealer, who showed them a farm; but appellee did not deal for it. While they were in Cooper’s office, another real estate agent, named Page,' came in. Cooper told Page what appellee wanted, and asked if he knew of any farm for sale that might meet the requirements. Page suggested a farm owned by appellant, and…
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