Williams v. Texas Co.

The majority opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Associate Justice Baker:

I find myself unable to concur in the opinion of Mr. Justice Fishburne to the effect that the Circuit Judge should have granted the respondent’s motion for a direction of verdict on the ground that the evidence is insufficient to show the authority of the agent, Dowdle, to make the contract upon which the appellant relies. Because of the recognized ability of Mr. Justice Fishburne and the confidence in his views which his opinions always impel, I am reluctant to express a dissent in this case; but after a most…