Kramer v. Walters

Citations

• 103 Kan. 135
• 172 P. 1013
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 204

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Contract — Agent’s Authority to Bind Principal. There was evidence sufficient to show that the plaintiff’s agent had authority to bind the plaintiff by contracting with the defendant for the sale of silos by the defendant on commission.</p> <p>2. Same — Promissory Note — Commissions—Counterclaim. It was not error to submit to the jury the defendant’s counterclaim based on thos'e commissions.</p> <p>3. Contracts — Meeting of-Minds — Agency. A binding contract is made by the meeting' of the minds of an authorized agent and of another person with whom the contract is being made for the agent’s principal.</p> <p>4. Same — Consideration—Mutual Promises. A binding contract can be made by mutual promises; each promise furnishes a sufficient consideration for the other.</p>