Joe Reinertson, Inc. v. Nelson

The appellant was defendant in the trial court and it appeals a final judgment upon a jury verdict. Two points are presented:(1) Whether the evidence was insufficient to sustain a finding of apparent authority of defendant’s alleged agent.(2) Whether the court improperly charged the jury when it returned the first time with a blank verdict.

On the first point we think that the evidence is sufficient upon the question of agency in that the jury could have found that the agent was clothed with apparent authority to modify the contract because of his position as the sole contact between plaintiff…