Summerville v. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court. The authority of the agent of a corporation may be implied from the adoption or recognition of acts by the corporation, (liiley vs. Forsee, 57 Mo., 390 ; Southgate vs. A. & P. R. R., 61 Mo., 89.)
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
This ivas a suit for specific performance, and the only question in the case is, whether the purchase money for the land, bought by the plaintiff was ever paid to the defendant.
This question was submitted to a jury, under an issue framed by the court; and they found for the plaintiff. The court adopted the verdict, and rendered a decree in his favor. As this was an equitable proceeding, we pay no attention to the instructions.
It seems that the plaintiff paid the purchase money in full to one Merriweather, who was the land agent for the defendant at Chillicothe, and whether he was authorized…
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