Meating v. Tigerton Lumber Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Shawano •county: Jonsr, Goodlaud, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff brings this action to recover for services alleged to have been performed by him as cook for the defendant. He introduced testimony tending .to show that he was ■hired by H. Swanke, who was president of the defendant •corporation, to work for the corporation.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Shawano •county: Jonsr, Goodlaud, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff brings this action to recover for services alleged to have been performed by him as cook for the defendant. He introduced testimony tending .to show that he was ■hired by H. Swanke, who was president of the defendant •corporation, to work for the corporation. Ho proof was offered by him that Swanke had any authority to hire men, or that he held any relation to.the corporation, except that he was president. The evidence of defendant tended to show that the logging camp- where…
1Opinion of the Court
jBaedeeN, J.
Tbe court evidently directed a verdict for defendant on tbe ground that there was nothing in tbe ease to show authority on tbe part of Swapke to contract on behalf of tbe defendant. He was president of tbe defendant corporation. Tbe plaintiff and one witness testify that be hired the-former to work for tbe defendant. These facts alone would! not be sufficient to establish liability. Tbe general rule is: that the president of a corporation ex officio bas no power to-contract for tbe corporation. 2 Cook, Stock, § 716. Such-authority may be expressly given by tbe articles of…
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