Oxweld Acetylene Co. v. Hughes

The appellant corporation is engaged in the manufacture and sale of acetylene lighting equipments. One of its sales agents was furnished meals, lodging and automobile service by the appellee at an aggregate charge of $402.95. A suit was brought and judgment recovered against the appellant company for the full amount of the expense thus incurred by its agent. The main question to be considered on this appeal is whether the evidence in the record is legally sufficient to support such a liability..

The services for which the appellee claims compensation from the Acetylene Company were rendered in…