Brookhaven Lumber & Mfg. Co. v. Posey
Citations
- 115 Miss. 854
- 76 So. 731
Syllabus
<p>Principa! and Agent. Relation. Contract of hiring.</p> <p>Under the facts as set out in its opinion, the court held that the evidence was not sufficient to show that one employed by a mill to get logs out of the woods, had any authority real or apparent to make contracts of hiring with cutters or to change or modify contracts.</p>
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