Stoner v. Weiser
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Winnesheik District Court. -v Suit in equity by principals against their cover the difference between the price paid themsifey him" for certain lands, for the sale of which he was claimecbfo" be their agent, and the value thereof. The District Court rendered judgment for the plaintiff for $1,600. Both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
pmncifal liability of' real estate agent. The evidence in this case establishes the fact, that the defendant was the agent of the plaintiffs for the. sale of the lands in controversy. ' Of this, there can be no reasonable doubt. It is also satisfactorily proven, that by fraudulent concealment of facts, well known to defendant, as to the value of and demand for the lands, as well as by false statements in relation thereto, and of actual sales of other lands in the immediate vicinity, the defendant procured a conveyance of the land to him by the plaintiffs for the consideration of $1,675, while…
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