Legal Opinion
Eisenberg v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 28, 1901No. Nos. 12,632—(163)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Bamsey county, Kelly, J., denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
Action to recover damages which the plaintiff claims to have *77sustained by the negligence of the defendant, as his agent, in loaning money for him.
The complaint alleged, in effect, that on October 7, 1898, the plaintiff intrusted to the defendant, as his agent, the sum of $5,000, to be loaned for him to parties of good credit and sufficient financial ability to repay the amount of the loan at its maturity. That the defendant accepted the trust, but did not use good faith, nor ordinary care, in loaning the money, but, on the contrary, he was grossly negligent in making such loan,…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Thompson v. Laboringman's Mercantile & Manufacturing Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
- Otis Elevator Co. v. Standard Construction Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1950
- Erickson v. ReineSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918