Palmer v. Cheney
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Olinton Gvreuii Goiort. Action upon an account for goods sold and delivered by plaintiffs to defendant, and upon a promissory note executed by defendant and payable to plaintiffs. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
It is disclosed by the evidence before us that defendant was engaged in mercantile business, which *282was under the control of her son as her general agent. The goods which were the foundation of plaintiffs’ claims, both account and note, were purchased by this agent, received at the store managed by him and sold as other goods, and the proceeds appropriated in the same way. When the goods were ordered defendant was present and directed her son in the-presence of plaintiffs’ agent to buy no more goods than he could pay for at that time.
The defendant, at the trial, requested the court…
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