Limb v. Federated Milk Producers Association

I respectfully dissent, since I believe the main opinion quite radically has departed from elementary principles of appellate review : that the Supreme Court does not decide cases or even take cognizance of matters not raised on appeal, or raised for the first time on appeal.1

The main opinion sets out a letter addressed by an agent of the defendant, Federated Milk, to an agent of Limb, plaintiff real estate broker and decides the entire case on the fact that the listing letter was addressed only to Williamson, — not to Limb.

It is reflected in the record by all principals that Williamson was…