Suderman v. Koch

Citations

• 101 Kan. 708
• 168 P. 906
• 1917 Kan. LEXIS 182

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Agency- — Exchange of La/nd — False Representations by Agent to Principal — Agent Liable for the Fraud. A real-estate agent was employed to procure an exchange of land for other real property. The agent had listed with him certain town property for exchange. He offered the town property to his principal in exchange for the land, and falsely represented that the town property was worth $1,500. ' That representation was believed and relied on by the principal, and the exchange was made. Held, that the agent is liable to his principal for the damage sustained by him.</p> <p>2. Same — Exclusion of Evidence — Not Error. Under the circumstances disclosed in the first section of this syllabus, it was not error to ex-elude evidence to show that the land owned by the principal was not worth what he asked for it.</p> <p>8. Same — Evidence—Verdict. There was sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict.</p>