Sackett v. Carroll
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for the conversion of money alleged to have been paid to the defendant for the plaintiff’s use, brought; to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury before Cowell, J. ; verdict and judgment for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The following is the substance of the complaint in this action: The defendant, a real-estate broker, sold for the plaintiff, to a Mrs. Pickett, certain real estate upon commission. He represented that he had sold it for $12,500, and, relying upon the truth of such statement, the plaintiff executed a deed of the property to Mrs. Pickett. The defendant accounted to the plaintiff for said sum, retaining therefrom the sum of $200 as his commission. In fact the defendant sold the property to Mrs. Pickett for $13,000, and fraudulently appropriated to himself the $500 difference between said actual…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Loomis v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Spencer v. BroughtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Stillman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- In re Shelton Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
3Cited by14 opinions
- LaReau v. ReinckeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Castaldo v. D'ERAMOSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- State v. BoucherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Dunbar v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Morris Silverstein's AppealConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
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