Emery-Bird-Thayer Dry Goods Co. v. Coomer
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ron. James Gibson, Judge. (1) Maud Coomer was tbe authorized agent for her mother in making the purchases herein sued for. (2) Such agency was disclosed to plaintiff at the time of the purchase of the goods and credit was solicited for the principal, not for the agent. F. & C. Co. v. Crawford, 127 Mo. 356; Hartzell v. Crumb, 90 Mo. 629; Hodges v. Runyan, 30 Mo. 491; 1 Am. and Eng.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ron. James Gibson, Judge. (1) Maud Coomer was tbe authorized agent for her mother in making the purchases herein sued for. (2) Such agency was disclosed to plaintiff at the time of the purchase of the goods and credit was solicited for the principal, not for the agent. F. & C. Co. v. Crawford, 127 Mo. 356; Hartzell v. Crumb, 90 Mo. 629; Hodges v. Runyan, 30 Mo. 491; 1 Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law (1 Ed.), p. 401; Ferris v. Kilmer, 48 N. T. 305; Meeker v. Olaghorn, 44 N. T. 349; Foster v. Persch, 68 N. T. 400; Lumber Co. v. McMillen, 77 111. App. 280; Sharp v.…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
This is an action on an account for a bill of merchandise. The judgment in the trial court was for plaintiff. The case was submitted to that court on an agreed statement of facts which demonstrate the judgment was for the wrong party.
The statement of facts is lengthy and covers some ground which is foreign to the legal merits of the controversy.
It appears that defendant lives with her mother and that the mother had a running account with plaintiffs who are engaged in a general retail dry goods business. That she had dealt with plaintiffs for several years. That during all those years a…
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- Beardsley v. . HotchkissNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Shelton v. PendletonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1847
- Huston v. TylerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- Young v. . HermanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
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