Haas v. Ruston
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Vanderburgh Circuit Court. Statement of Case. The appellant was the plaintiff and the appellees were the defendants in the circuit court.
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From the Vanderburgh Circuit Court. Statement of Case. The appellant was the plaintiff and the appellees were the defendants in the circuit court. The complaint alleges that the defendants are partners doing business under the firm name of the Melrose Milling Company at Evansville, Indiana, and engaged in the manufacture and sale of flour; that the plaintiff is a resident of the city of Savannah, in the State of Georgia, and that for several years prior to the grievances complained of he had acted as a broker for the defendants at the city of Savannah in the sale of flour manufactured by…
1Opinion of the CourtLotz, J.
It is apparent from the rulings made, and the judgment rendered, that the court below, from the facts alleged in the pleadings, reached these legal conclusions: (1) That the broker had no power to make contracts in his own name and without the knowledge or consent of his principals, which would be binding upon them in favor of the other contracting parties; (2) that as the broker had made contracts which were capable of being enforced by his principals, the principals were liable to him for his commissions; (3) that the circular letter of July 20th relating to the confirmation of sales was…
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