Willsie v. Rapid Valley Horse-Ranch Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Pennington county. Hon. William Gaednee, Judge. Action to recover for service performed and money advanced. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Tbe facts are stated in tlie opinion.
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Appeal from circuit court, Pennington county. Hon. William Gaednee, Judge. Action to recover for service performed and money advanced. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Tbe facts are stated in tlie opinion. A president and general manager of a corporation bas implied powers to engage and discharge counsel. 1. Beach Cor. ■ 204; Boone, Cor. 144; Weeks’ Attys. 290; Davis v. Eailroad, 22 Fed, 883; American v. Oakley, 9 Paige Ob. 497; Eeno v. Leete, 17Nev. 203; Eicbard v. Eailroad, 15 Nev. 177; Poulke v. San Diego, 51 Oal. 365; Crowley v. Genesee, 55 Oal. 273; Alexandria v, Swan, 5…
1Opinion of the CourtFuller, J.
As the assignee of a claim of $10,397.30, for services performed and money advanced and loaned to the defendant corporation by M. H. Day, its president and general manager, between December 1, 1890, and the 1st day of December, 1892, plaintiff commenced an action by the service of a summons and complaint upon A. W. Bangs, a director of the defendant, on the 20th day of January, 1893, and on the following day James Boyd, an attorney employed by said M. H. Day, as president of the defendant, appeared in the action, and offered to allow judgment to be rendered in favor of plaintiff and against…
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