Cape County Savings Bank v. Gwin Lewis Grocery Co.

Citations

• 123 Miss. 443
• 86 So. 275

Syllabus

<p>1. Principal and agent. Agent’s power limits Ms authority to hind principal.</p> <p>The authority of ail agent to bind his principal rests upon the powers conferred upon him by the principal.</p> <p>2. Principal and agent. Agent’s authority cannot he proved hy Ms statement.</p> <p>The authority of an agent cannot be proved by the mere statement of the agent.</p> <p>3. Principal and agent. Traveling salesman cannot malee absolute contract of sale.</p> <p>Unless expressly authorized by his principal, a traveling salesman or “drummer” has authority only to solicit orders and transmit the same to his principal for approval, and inay not make an absolute contract of sale.</p>