Brady v. Sappington

1. “The authority of a special agent will be construed to include all necessary and usual means for effectually executing it.” Thus, where one employs an attorney to bring a suit to restrain and enjoin certain public improvements on the ground that such improvement will result in damage to his property, consisting of real estate in a large city, the authority thus granted will include,. within its apparent scope, authority to employ an expert to examine into and estimate the damage to the property of the claimant; and a person so employed will not be bound by secret instructions or…