STEEN v. Andrews

This case involves the. question of whether the manager of a used car lot, which was owned by a non-resident of the state, had the power to bind the owner in accepting surrender of an automobile in full satisfaction of a note given by purchaser as part of the purchase price. The facts are practically without dispute. Andrews lived in Memphis; he owned and operated a used car sales lot in Coahoma County, Mississippi. Gunn was general manager of the Mississippi used car lot. As between Andrews and his general manager, Gunn, the latter did not have authority to accept surrender of cars…