· 10/13/1958
Ruby v. Bowlus
Citations
- 358 U.S. 856
- 79 S. Ct. 90
- 3 L. Ed. 2d 90
- 1958 U.S. LEXIS 642
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that, when an agent was not authorized to “trans- act[] the sale or ratify[] the contract, . . . under Louisiana law the contract to sell was unenforceable”
- stating that, under Louisiana law, “a contract entered into by an agent, though voidable for lack of authority to act, may be ratified by the principal”
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