Carroll & Murphy v. Benedictine Society

Citations

• 88 Md. 317
• 41 A. 784
• 1898 Md. LEXIS 203

Syllabus

<p>Privity of Contract — Agency.</p> <p>Defendants ordered a quantity of coal from A., a dealer in coal, who’ directed plaintiffs, also dealers, to deliver the coal to defendants, and this was done in pursuance of the direction. Defendants paid the price to A. Upon his failure to pay the plaintiffs, the latter sued the defendants for the coal so delivered. Held, that since no contract was made between plaintiffs and defendants, and since A. did not sell the coal as plaintiffs’ agent, plaintiffs had no right of action against defendants.</p>