Lent v. Eidt

The questions presented are whether plaintiff established his case against both or either of the defendants and, if so, whether plaintiff sufficiently proved damages, particularly in the amount awarded by the trial justice.

Defendant John C. Eidt was the owner of a second mortgage. Upon receiving a written inquiry from the plaintiff as to whether he would sell the mortgage and at what price, Eidt forwarded it to defendant Coller who had acted as Eidt’s attorney in various matters. Coller wrote plaintiff stating that'he was in charge of the matter and that the owner would sell at a slight…