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Remedies Keyed to Kovacic-Fleischer, 8th
Harper v. Adametz
Citation:
142 Conn. 218, 113 A.2d 136 (1955)Facts
Joseph B. Tesar was conservator for his incompetent father William Tesar, who owned an 80-acre farm in Haddam, Connecticut. Jere Adametz, a real estate agent, advertised a portion of the property for sale. Harper responded to the advertisement and inspected the property in December 1948. Harper made an offer of $7,000 for the entire farm, which Jere promised to transmit to Tesar but never did. Instead, Jere falsely told Tesar he had a $6,500 offer, sent his own $500 check as deposit, and told Harper his offer was rejected. Jere arranged for two intermediaries to take title, then conveyed 17 acres to Harper for $6,000 and 63 acres to his son Walter for nothing, while collecting a $325 commission.
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