Angell v. Loomis

Defendant’s ' brother was the president of the Loomis National Library Association of Richmond, Va. In the absence of his brother, defendant appears to have been acting for the association, and was the only person with whom the plaintiff dealt. June 16, 1887, jfiaintiff made a written contract with this association, by which he was to become its manager for certain counties in the State of Michigan, named in the contract.

The clauses of the contract, material to this case, read as follows:

“Said second party also agrees to commence his work with a stock of not less than two thousand (2,000)…