Hartwell v. Equitable Manufacturing Co.

Citations

• 78 Kan. 259
• 97 P. 432
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 48

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Agency — Authority—Ratification. Where one, without authority, assumes to make a contract for another as principal, the principal will be presumed to have ratified the same if he does not, within a reasonable time after all -the essential facts in regard thereto have come to his knowledge, disavow the transaction.</p> <p>2. -Disaffirmance — Reasonable Time. Whether the principal has disavowed such contract within a reasonable time is a question of fact for the jury, under all the circumstances of the case and under proper instructions.</p>