Castonguay v. Acme Knitting MacHine & Needle Co.

f The plaintiff’s position that she was an invitee rather than a licensee or trespasser is not to be upheld. Whatever might be the situation if the defendant’s manager had been the owner of the property and business, his authority as manager included no right to do things not relating and incidental to the business. The defendant was not bound by acts not within the scope of his real or apparent agency.

As to his actual authority, there is no evidence that he had any beyond what his position as manager implied. As to this, while rep resenting the owner, he did so only in respect to matters…