Sterling

In her complaint, the plaintiff averred that, during a certain period, defendant was her confidential agent in purchasing and selling real estate and 'in transacting other business for her; that as such agent and for such business he received from her, during said period, the sum of $11,920, or thereabouts; that during said period he j>aid out and expended for her the sum of $6,225, or thereabouts, leaving a balance of $5,695, with interest, due her from him; and for this last sum she prays judgment. The defendant answered,. admitting the agency as alleged in the complaint, but denied that he had received of plaintiff's money more than $9,920.70. The court found that defendant had *345 received of plaintiff’s money only the said amount of $9,920.70. But the defendant averred that, in addition to the said sum of $6,225 paid out by him for plaintiff, as averred in the complaint, he also paid out for her the further sura of $3,600. He averred that this latter sum of $3,600 had been paid out by him for her in purchasing certain interests in what is called generally the Kansas Street Syndicate, which afterwards became a corporation, and was engaged in the purchase and sales of land,…