Diederich v. Wisconsin Wood Products, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtFairchild, J.
It is admitted that if the alleged contract of December 30,1942, is valid the defendant under its contract with plaintiff is liable for commissions on all the wood fiber shipped to the Nelson company during the year 1943.
The sole question, therefore, is whether the sales arranged for on December 30, 1942, are binding upon the parties. The defendant frames the question in his brief as follows :
“There is but one question involved in this action, and that is: Can the president of a common corporation bind the same by his unauthorized act to a contract with a third party whén there is nothing by…
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- Eastern Rolling Mill Co. v. MichlovitzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1929
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