Johnson v. Gavitt
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Hon. T. R. Gaynor, Judge. Action for damages for fraud and deceit. The case was entitled and tried in equity, and judgment rendered in plaintiff’s favor for' the sum of $1,200, with interest. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWaterman, J.
No objection is made as to the character of the action or the forum in which it was tried. The case turns upon its facts. It is not our custom to discuss at length matters of fact only, so we shall do no more than outline the evidence sufficiently to show the grounds for the conclusion we reach upon certain legal propositions involved. Defendant was engaged in the sale of merchandise at Moor-head, in this state. Plaintiff was in his employ. Plaintiff had a high regard for his employer, and such implicit confidence in his capacity and integrity that he made him the depositary of all his…
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