Ganz v. Maier

The question involved on this appeal is whether or not Verne Knoll was the agent of the plaintiffs in negotiating the loan made by the defendant, Rose Maier, and evidenced by the mortgage; in other words, which of the parties to this action is to be held to be the principal of an agent “who betrayed his trust,” as phrased in the opinion of the trial court.

The relationship -between Knoll and appellants developed from a point of time just after the death of Gust Ganz, the husband of appellant Margaret Ganz, on August 13, 1949. Margaret Ganz was at that time left with a considerable estate to be…