Wilhelm v. McLaughlin

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether appellants were acting in a fiduciary relationship to appellee in certain real estate transactions. Appellant, Jeanne Luptak, is a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where she has operated a motel for several years. Milton Wilhelm is a real estate broker with an office in Eureka Springs. Appellee, Margaret O. McLaughlin, has been a resident of Eureka Springs since September, 1955. Prior to such date, she lived in a Chicago suburb. Mrs. Luptak and Mrs. McLaughlin are cousins. Mrs. McLaughlin, who was nearing the age of…