Rizzuto v. R. W. English Lumber Co.

The questions for decision are:

1. Has a general manager of a corporation engaged M selling lumber at retail, by virtue of his employment merely, power to borrow money for his company and issue its promissory note therefor?

2. If not, was the exercise of that power by the manager in this case ratified by his principal?

*414The defendant company owned lumber yards in different towns in this state, one of which was in La Junta, and the local manager was A. W. English. He had only the powers possessed by a general manager of a corporation engage'd in a retail business; he had no specific authority to…