Edison Phonograph Works v. Goodwin Mfg. Co.

Citations

• 191 F. 560
• 112 C.C.A. 170
• 1911 U.S. App. LEXIS 4964

Syllabus

<p>pBINCIPAL AND AGENT (§.174*) — RATIFICATION OF AGENT’S ACTS — QUESTIONS FOB JUBY.’</p> <p>In an action against a corporation on a contract made by an agent, which defendant denied having authorized or ratified, proofs adduced by plaintiff showing a contract, receipt by defendant of goods delivered thereunder to the value of $12,000, and payment therefor, and refusal by defendant to receive further shipments, made out a prima facie ease, the evidence being such that the authority of the agent to make the contract and its ratification by defendant might be inferred therefrom; and. whether such prima facie case was overcome by evidence adduced by defendant was a question for the jury, and not for the court to determine as a matter of law.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Principal and Agent, Cent. Dig. § 725; Dec. Dig. § 174.*]</p>