Dorsey v. Rankin

1. The intention of the parties is the prevailing consideration in the construction of contracts. Under some conditions it becomes a question of fact -whether a contract executed by an agent in his own name individually is his individual undertaking or is that of his principal acting through him as agent. Civil Code (1910), §§ 3594, 3611. Where it does not appear from the face of the contract whether it .is the signer’s individual undertaking or is that of his principal acting-through him as the principal’s agent, it. may, especially where the contract is not executed under seal, be shown…