Smith Premier Typewriter Co. v. National Hartel Light Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, first district, rendered in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
This action was brought to recover $100 alleged to be the agreed price of a typewriter sold and delivered to the defendant corporation. The evidence is insufficient to establish that the defendant purchased or ratified the alleged purchase of the typewriter. It appears from the record that the defendant had in its employ a bookkeeper. On November 10, 1910, the defendant’s bookkeeper, under the express direction of an officer of the defendant, signed *406an order for one typewriter. This typewriter was delivered and paid for. On December 1, 1930, the same bookkeeper signed a second order for an…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Woods v. FrancklynNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1892