Legal Opinion
Williams v. . Johnston
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 5, 1886PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Civil action, tried before Shepherd, Judge, and a jury, at January Term, 1886, of the Superior Court of Halifax county. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs, and the defendants appealed. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
When this case was before us on a former appeal, 92 N. C., 532, upon the single issue of the payment of a debt due the feme plaintiff by the sale of trees to her husband for his individual use, he being her general business agent, this Court thus declared the law :
“An agency, however comprehensive in its scope, nothing else appearing, comtemplates the exercise of the powers conferred for the benefit of the principal. It implies a trust and confidence, that the delegated authority will be employed in the honest and faithful discharge of the duties appertaining to the fiduciary relation thus…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bost v. . BostSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
- Williams v. . JohnstonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
- North Carolina Railroad v. Commissioners of AlamanceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
- Williams, Black Co. v. . WhitingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
3Cited by3 opinions
- McKinnon v. . MorrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- State v. . Cross and WhiteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
- Shober v. . WheelerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893