Decker v. Renaudin

Plaintiff sues for the return of $694, deposited by him with Miss Renaudin’s real estate agent as 10 per cent of the purchase price of certain real estate owned by Miss Renaudin, and which Decker agreed to purchase. Plaintiff bases his claim for the return of his money and the cancellation of the agreement of sale on two grounds.

He first charges that he was the victim of misrepresentation, in that he was told that one-half of the property was rented for $35 per month, whereas, in fact, it was rented for only $30 per month. A careful review of the evidence convinces us, as it did the trial…