Camp v. Roanoke Guano Co.

FOSTER, Justice.

The bill in this case seeks a discovery and accounting by a principal against his alleged agent. It alleges an agency agreement by which respondent agreed to sell fertilizers to consumers as agent for complainant, and to make collections for such sales and remit the amounts so collected to complainant. It does not allege whether the contract of agency was in writing or whether there was any consideration to the agent.

It is consistent with the bill to assume that the contract was verbal and without consideration.

The bill then alleges that respondent as such agent sold a large…