Colman v. Frank Waterhouse & Co.

— At the times material to this controversy the appellants were engaged in the brokerage business in the city of Seattle and were represented by E. R. Hill, also of that city.. The respondent was extensively engaged in domestic and foreign trade and handled a great many lines of other business, maintaining various departments for this purpose. Mr. E. J. Boxer was a salaried employee of respondent, bearing the title of manager of the domestic trade department, but during the time in question the manager of the foreign trade department was in the Orient and Mr. Boxer appears to have had the…