Legal Opinion

Hauser v. Goodstein

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided June 10, 1907PublishedCited by 3 opinions

On appeal from the Elizabeth District Court.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fort, J.

This was an action to recover upon a book account, The account was sold to Joseph Goodstein, the .husband of the defendant, and he was sued, and judgment recovered against him therefor. Subsequently the plaintiff learned that in the purchase of the bill of goods in question Joseph was in fact only the agent of the defendant, his wife. *67The defendant being an undisclosed principal, such a suit will lie. Greenburg v. Palmieri, 42 Vroom 83.

A judgment was entered against the defendant, and this appeal is taken upon two grounds:

First. The improper…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Roesel v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
  2. Atlantic City v. BrownSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1904

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cummings v. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1930
  2. Cummings v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1930
  3. Commonwealth v. ValloneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943

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