Fixen v. Blake
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Hennepin county, alleging that, being a resident of Albert Lea in this state, and having at that place a stock of furniture which he wished to exchange for real estate in Minneapolis, he employed one Edgar A. Twitchell, a real-estate broker in that city, to negotiate such exchange; that he was ignorant of the value of Minneapolis property, and relied wholly on the knowledge and advice of his agent; that defendant,…
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Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Hennepin county, alleging that, being a resident of Albert Lea in this state, and having at that place a stock of furniture which he wished to exchange for real estate in Minneapolis, he employed one Edgar A. Twitchell, a real-estate broker in that city, to negotiate such exchange; that he was ignorant of the value of Minneapolis property, and relied wholly on the knowledge and advice of his agent; that defendant, knowing these facts and being the owner of two lots in Minneapolis worth no more than $750 each, colluded and agreed with…
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
The evidence shows, and it seems to be conceded, that the plaintiff’s agent committed a fraud upon him by inducing-him to believe that the lots which defendant offered in exchange for *542plaintiff’s stock of furniture were of much greater value than their real value, and the evidence was also such as to justify the jury in finding that the defendant was a party to the fraud, and colluded with the agent to perpetrate it. But we do not find in the evidence .any theory of the facts that will justify the amount of the verdict. The action is in the nature of one for deceit, — for fraudulent false…
2Cited by8 opinions
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- Wallace v. HallowellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Townsend v. JahrSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
- Nelson v. GjestrumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Marion v. MillerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
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