Walker v. Pacific Mobile Homes, Inc.

Plaintiff left his trailer to be sold on consignment. One of the defendant’s salesmen sold it and absconded. Defendant, disclaiming responsibility for the consignment*, appeals the $1,290.51 judgment. .

The case turns on whether the court properly found from conflicting evidence that defendant’s salesmen acted within their apparent or ostensible authority. Plaintiff Walker owned a 25-foot, 1953 Mainliner trailer in Seattle. Deciding to sell it and return to his former home in Oregon, he went to several trailer lots to see if the dealers would handle it on consignment. He found no dealers…