Capps v. Clark

The petition was predicated upon alleged false representations made to the plaintiff by Bert Miles, as agent for *759the owner, George Clark. These were that the farm about to be purchased contained 237 acres, whereas, in fact, it contained, in actual measure, only 210 acres. The agency of Miles was denied by the defendants. No evidence was introduced to prove the allegation of agency. On the contrary, the evidence disclosed that both Miles and the plaintiff were employees of the John Morrell Packing Company, and were friends, and that both had the land fever in the year 1919, and that Miles lent…