Legal Opinion
Voell v. Klein
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 14, 1924PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVinje, C. J.
That the trial court held that the transaction must be a cash one in order to be valid appears from his opinion, wherein it is stated:
“So the question is not one of agency but of apparent agency. Possession itself does not warrant an inference of *622agency. But in this case defendants knew that Brennan had been Voell’s agent, and that he (Brennan) had sold one car in their vicinity. These facts might well have warranted belief on their part that he was VoelFs agent for the sale of the car and rendered Brennan’s acts binding on the plaintiff had the deal been purely a cash transaction. That is,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDermott v. JacksonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Kearns v. NickseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- Garlick v. MorleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
- Freeman v. Dells Paper & Pulp Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- Roberts v. FrancisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
3Cited by26 opinions
- Hollingsworth v. American Finance Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- Bardach Iron & Steel Co. v. Charleston Port TerminalsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Medley v. Trenton Investment Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
- Scheuer v. Central States Pension FundDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1973
- Hansche v. A. J. Conroy, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
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