Mahoning Valley Bread Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Opinion by

Trexler, J.,

The plaintiff seeks to recover from the defendant, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, a sum due it for bread furnished to a man named Corbi. The whole matter resolves itself into the question whether Corbi was the agent of the company either directly authorized to contract on its behalf or given such apparent authority as would justify one dealing with him to regard him as the agent of the company. The facts are as follows: the company was repairing its tracks and had gangs of men doing the work. These men slept in cars furnished by the company and the company paid…