Huffman v. Henry Motor Co.

Plaintiff was engaged in the automobile business in the city of Omaha, and had in his employ Fred C. Hill, his brother-in-law, and, being desirous of taking the agency for the cars built by the Henry Motor Company without having his name appear in the contract, Hill, acting for plaintiff, entered into a written contract with the motor car company for the sale of that company’s cars. By the terms of this contract the dealer was to pay freight and all cost of transportation from the factory at Muskegon, Michigan, to Omaha, and it was provided that the title and ownership in the cars should…