Carpenter v. Bandy

HALL, Chief Justice.

This is an action brought by appellees against appellants and Delta Scales, a real estate agent representing appellants, to recover for a certain shortage in acreage of two tracts of land purchased by appellees from appellants through their agent, Delta Scales. Appellees alleged that Delta Scales, appellants’ agent, falsely represented to them that the tracts of land contained a total of 155 acres, less 7.68 acres theretofore sold for highway purposes; that they believed and relied upon said representations; that a survey showed a shortage of 35.97 acres. It was also…