Watson v. Bigelow
Supreme Court of Missouri
tflppeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Nothing short of an express ratification, with full knowledge of all the facts, would render the principal liable in-the case at bar. There was no evidence of any such express ratification. H. The verdict of the jury in this cause must of necessity have been for a smaller sum than the one in the record.
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tflppeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Nothing short of an express ratification, with full knowledge of all the facts, would render the principal liable in-the case at bar. There was no evidence of any such express ratification. H. The verdict of the jury in this cause must of necessity have been for a smaller sum than the one in the record. Under the instructions, as given by the court below, plaintiff could only recover for the value of the property sold by defendants after knowledge of plaintiff’s claim, etc. The evidence adduced by plaintiff is to the effect that the property did not…
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, Judge
Defendants were manufacturers oE boots and shoes in New York city, and in July, 1866, established an agency in St. Louis under the sole management oE one Charles T. Hay. In November following, the plaintiff, Mrs. Watson, through her husband, William O., loaned to said Hay the sum. of $600, which belonged to her separate estate, and took his note. The money .went into the business of the house, and most of it was expended in the purchase of a horse, buggy and harness, to be used by *414agents in soliciting business. Its uso was known to the plaintiffs and it was borrowed for the house, the agent,…
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