WADSWORTH v. ADAMS

No. 152.

138 U.S. 380 (1891)

WADSWORTH v. ADAMS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 2, 1891.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John T. Morgan for plaintiff in error, submitted on his brief.

Mr. A.H. Wintersteen (Mr. David D. Smith and Mr. Wayne Mc Veagh were on the brief) for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

We cannot give our assent to the proposition that Adams, being a special agent only, was not guilty of a breach of duty in withholding from his principal information of the fact that McComb was willing to take the notes at a discount of eight per cent per annum, that is, for $380,000, provided he could not get them for $350,000. That fact came...

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