Grim v. Bonnell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton county: No. 67, to January Term 1875. This was an action of assumpsit, brought October 13th 1873, by Alexander Bonnell against Jacob L. Grim, to recover the price of grain which the plaintiff claimed that the defendant had bought from him, through the defendant’s agent. The question was, whether the grain had been bought from the plaintiff or from the alleged agent.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton county: No. 67, to January Term 1875. This was an action of assumpsit, brought October 13th 1873, by Alexander Bonnell against Jacob L. Grim, to recover the price of grain which the plaintiff claimed that the defendant had bought from him, through the defendant’s agent. The question was, whether the grain had been bought from the plaintiff or from the alleged agent. The case was tried September 24th 1874, before Kirkpatrick, P. J. The plaintiff gave in evidence, an entry in his books, charging defendant as follows:— October 11th 1872. 100 bags…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woodward
At the point which had been reached in the trial of this cause, when the declarations of George Wenner were admitted in evidence, there had been no proof to warrant the assumption that he had ever been authorized to act as agent for the defendant. The witness Gurnee and the plaintiff had sworn, that Wenner and the defendant had been together at the plaintiff’s store, and that some negotiation was had for the purchase of grain. The defendant declined to buy, and in leaving, he said, according to the statement *156of Gurnee, “ if he made up his mind to buy, he would leave the order with Mr. Wenner;…
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