Clowe v. Imperial Pine Product Co.

Citations

• 19 S.E. 153
• 114 N.C. 304

Syllabus

<p>Corporation — Scope of General Manager’s Authority — Validity of Contract.</p> <p>1. Section 683 of The Code (now repealed), requiring contracts by corporations for more than one hundred dollars to be in writing, applied only to executory and not to executed contracts.</p> <p>2. A corporation is liable on a contract made by its general manager within the scope of its business.</p> <p>3. In an action against a corporation for the board of its employees where there was no agreement as to the price or as to the length of time for which board -was to be furnished, and extra services were rendered, the amount of compensation was properly left to the jury.</p>