Reeve School Township v. Dodson

The appellee’s complaint counts on two promissory notes executed by the trustee of the school township. The notes recite that they were given for eleven of the G. McBride Tellurians, purchased for the benefit of the schools ■of said township. There is no averment in the body of the complaint that the articles furnished were necessary for the schools nor suitable for use therein, nor is there any averment that they were delivered to or accepted by the school corporation.

The trustee of a school township is a special agent, with very limited authority. His authority is purely statutory in so far…