Hill v. Aultman & Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. The petition states that P. R. Baldwin & Co., of which partnership plaintiff was a member, were the agents of the defendant under a contract, not in writing, for the sale of farm machinery; that for his services defendant received a note executed by one McLaughlin, the amount of which, by reason of certain matters stated in the petition, the plaintiff seeks to recover in this action.
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Appeal from Webster District Court. The petition states that P. R. Baldwin & Co., of which partnership plaintiff was a member, were the agents of the defendant under a contract, not in writing, for the sale of farm machinery; that for his services defendant received a note executed by one McLaughlin, the amount of which, by reason of certain matters stated in the petition, the plaintiff seeks to recover in this action. The defendant in substance admitted the agency, but pleaded that the contract constituting P. R. Baldwin & Co. the defendant’s agents was in writ-, ing, and pleaded several…
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
„ contents??ve ffeient foun-' dation. I. One Patterson was the general agent of the defendant, and under the issues it became and was material whether a settlement made by him with B. B. Baldwin & Co. had been approved or ratified by the defendant. In making the settlement, Patterson stated in writing that he allowed (Baldwin & Co.) all they claimed, but that he could not say whether the company would do so or not. For the purpose of establishing such approval, the plaintiff introduced one Kehrn as a witness. He was a clerk in the employ of Baldwin & Co., and he testified they had received a…
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