Morse v. Ward

The plaintiff was employed by the defendant to sell a tract of timber land. In this arrangement the defendant, who lives in California, was represented by J. W. Bates, whose authority as agent was evidenced by a certain letter from the defendant to him. The price of the land as therein specified was $50,000. After some negotiations, the defendant wrote the plaintiff a letter dated March 26, 1927, in which he said: “It is my understanding that Mr. Bates has quoted you on the land as a whole and divided into two parts, i.e., north part and south part. * * * * * If you haven’t the quotations Mr.…