M. Brotchiner & Sons, Inc. v. M. Ullman, Inc.

On May 9, 1929, an impostor, whose identity seems never to have been ascertained, appeared at the sales rooms in New York city where the plaintiff was engaged in the sale of furs. He introduced himself as Herman Goodman, a brother of Victor Goodman, a reputable dealer of Toronto, Canada, for whom he said he was authorized to make purchases of furs. From the plaintiff’s stock he selected various skins at an aggregate price of $2,029.75. For these he paid by two checks drawn on the Royal Bank of Canada, which he carried with him and which purported to be signed by “ V. Goodman.” The skins, he…