Opinion
Gen. No. 42,343. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed March 22, 1943
BROKERS, § 36 — when finding that brokers were guilty of fraud as to client is not against manifest weight of evidence. Where defendant, an ignorant and illiterate person who trusted implicitly in one of plaintiff brokers, purchased certain piece of real estate as "bargain" through plaintiffs and, thereafter, had to threaten action on part of State's Attorney to have title conveyed from one of plaintiffs to him, and subsequently plaintiffs brought suit for accounting alleging that plaintiffs and defendant had entered into agreement to purchase real estate on sale of which plaintiffs and defendant were to divide profits equally, but that defendant conveyed property in exchange for another piece of property and refused to share profits, held master's finding that no partnership existed, and that plaintiffs who had put no money in transaction had attempted to perpetrate clever real estate deal amounting to fraud upon defendant, was not against manifest weight of evidence and suit was properly dismissed for want of equity.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from Superior Court of Cook county; Hon. JOHN C. LEWE, presiding.
Decree affirmed. Heard in first division, first district, this court at October term, 1942.
Martin M. Gross and B. Pelechowicz, for appellants;
Harry A. Biossat and Eli Herman, for appellees.
"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed March 22, 1943