Extension Gold Mining & Milling Co. v. Skinner
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. Defendants in error claim to have entered into a contract with plaintiff in error, whereby they were employed by the latter to sell its mining property, by the terms of which it was provided that if a sale was effected, they were to receive a specified sum; that by virtue of this agreement, they negotiated a sale of such property, upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the company.
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Error to the District Court of Arapahoe County. Defendants in error claim to have entered into a contract with plaintiff in error, whereby they were employed by the latter to sell its mining property, by the terms of which it was provided that if a sale was effected, they were to receive a specified sum; that by virtue of this agreement, they negotiated a sale of such property, upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the company. To enforce their demand undei this contract, they brought this action in the court below From a judgment in their favor,.the company brings the case here for…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gabbert
The contract upon which plaintiffs base their right to recover from the company was not binding on the latter unless Fair was its agent, authorized to make such contract, or the company ratified this act. The defendant could only act through its lawfully authorized agents. One dealing with a corporation is bound to take notice of the extent of the authority of its agents and officers with whom he contracts. 17 Enc. Law, 142. According to the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the company, the board of directors and president were the only officers vested with the general management of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Baldwin v. CanfieldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
- Union Gold Mining Co. v. Rocky Mountain National BankSupreme Court of Colorado · 1875
- Herrington v. District Township of ListonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Reynolds v. FerreeIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
- Lockwood v. Thunder Bay River Boom Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1880
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Wales v. MowerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1908
- Conqueror Gold Mining & Milling Co. v. AshtonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1907
- Bourne v. RootCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
- Possell v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1907
- Alward v. Broadway Gold Min. Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1933
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