Oelrichs v. Ford
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City: This action wa& brought January the 10th, 185V, in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, by tbe appellee against the appellants, co-partners, trading under the firm of Oelrichs & Lurman, for a violation of the following contract: “Baltimore, October 31si, 1855. “For and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we have this day purchased from John W. Beall, and agreed to receive…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City: This action wa& brought January the 10th, 185V, in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, by tbe appellee against the appellants, co-partners, trading under the firm of Oelrichs & Lurman, for a violation of the following contract: “Baltimore, October 31si, 1855. “For and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we have this day purchased from John W. Beall, and agreed to receive from tbe 10th to the 20th days of January next, at his option, one thousand barrels of Ohio Super flour and one thousand…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, J.
This action was brought by the appellee to recover damages, for an alleged violation by the appellants of their contract to purchase two thousand barrels of flour. The contract is in writing made by the appellants with one John W. Bell. The appellee claims the right to sue, on the ground that ho was principal, and that Bell, in making the contract, acted as his agent.
The right of a principal to maintain an action on a written contract made by his agent in his own name, without disclosing the name of the principal, although formerly sometimes questioned, is now well settled. See Ford vs.…
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