Emporium v. Boyle

RITCHIE, District Judge.

The sole issue is the question of liability for goods furnished Miss Taylor after the date of adjudication of insanity. The possibility of Dr. Boyle’s insanity before the adjudication is waived, and the administrator has offered to pay for goods furnished before that date. Counsel for the administrator fairly says there are two questions of law before the court on this appeal: First. Is an offer to contract revoked upon the offeror being judicially declared insane before acceptance by the offeree? Second. Does lack of actual notice of the adjudication of insanity on…