Durkee v. Gunn
Supreme Court of Kansas
M'ror from Bourbon District Court. This acticm is the same as Gunn v. Durhee, (ante, p. 144,) but this record contains the entire proceedings of the trial.
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M'ror from Bourbon District Court. This acticm is the same as Gunn v. Durhee, (ante, p. 144,) but this record contains the entire proceedings of the trial. The findings of fact explain in substance the cause of action and the drift of the testimony introduced; they are as follows: “1. On the 1st day of June, 1886, the defendants, under the style of Durkee & Stout, entered into a contract in writing with the plaintiff and E. D. Marr, who were then doing a real-estate and insurance and loan business under the style of Gunn & Marr, of which contract the following is a copy: “‘Foet Scott, June 1,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
I. It is claimed by Messrs. Durkee & Stout, who entered into a contract with Messrs. Gunn & Marr on June 1, 1886, that the dissolution of the firm of Gunn & Marr terminated their agency; that Marr, the retiring member of the firm, had no authority to sell or transfer his interest or the interest of the firm in the contract of June 1, 1886, to Gunn; therefore, that as no new contract was made in writing by *500Gunn, he could not recover as agent or otherwise for any damages or services subsequent to July 23, 1886, the date of the dissolution.…
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