Victor Sewing Machine Co. v. Heller
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Chippewa County. Neplevin, for a sewing machine. The essential facts are thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylob in his opinion as originally prepared: “ The evidence shows that one W. H. Lyman was employed as the agent of the plaintiffs in the spring of 1873, for selling the Yictor Sewing Machine in a part of Chippewa county, including Chippewa Falls; that the plaintiffs were not doing business at that time in Chippewa Falls, except by said Lyman…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Chippewa County. Neplevin, for a sewing machine. The essential facts are thus stated by Mr. Justice Taylob in his opinion as originally prepared: “ The evidence shows that one W. H. Lyman was employed as the agent of the plaintiffs in the spring of 1873, for selling the Yictor Sewing Machine in a part of Chippewa county, including Chippewa Falls; that the plaintiffs were not doing business at that time in Chippewa Falls, except by said Lyman as agent; that sometime in the spring of 1873, Lyman bargained with the defendant for the sale of a sewing machine,…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The instructions above recited were undoubtedly correct, if the powers of an agent for the sale of personal property are to be governed by the rules of the common law, wholly unaffected by the statutes of this state relating to factors and agents entrusted with the possession of property for the purpose of sale. This act has recently been under consideration in this court, and, after most learned and exhaustive arguments by counsel on both sides, this court has given a construction to a portion of that statute. The case referred to is Price v. The Wisconsin Marine & Eire Insurance Co., 43…
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- Price v. Wisconsin Marine & Fire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
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