M. Samuels & Co. v. Zorbas

Action to recover rent on a lease. There were findings for the plaintiff. The defendants appealed from the order denying their motion for a new trial.

On May 26, 1926, the plaintiff was the owner of property in Duluth. One Larkin represented it in negotiations with the defendant Zorbas, who was in possession, for a lease over a period of years commencing in 1927. A lease dated May 26, 1926, -acknowledged by Zorbas on the same day, was made and sent to the plaintiff at Baltimore for execution. Larkin had no authority to bind the plaintiff to the terms of a lease and Zorbas knew it. The lease…