Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co. v. McDougald

According to the testimony of the defendant he executed the bond in question, received the cars, and stored them under instructions received from his principal at Minneapolis. The defendant at the time was not in possession of the order bill of lading and was not entitled to the possession of the cars. The plaintiff parted with the possession by virtue of the bond. Assuming the testimony of the defendant as true, his authority from his superior extended solely to the storage of the cars. He had no authority to use them or sell them. In violation of this limited authority one of the cars was.…