Topliff v. Shadwell

Citations

• 68 Kan. 317
• 74 P. 1120
• 1904 Kan. LEXIS 108

Syllabus

<p>syllabus by the court.</p> <p>1. Agency— Unauthorized Sale of Realty — Principal Not Liable for Improvements. An agent to rent land for a non-resident made a contract for its sale without authority from the owner. The purchaser went into possession under the contract and improved the property without the knowledge or consent of the principal. The owner repudiated the contract of sale. Held, that he was not chargeable with the value of the improvements made by such purchaser.</p> <p>2. - When Notice will be Imputed. To affect a principal with notice, the matter known to the agent must be something within the scope of his agency.</p>