Nofsinger v. Ring
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. .Louis Court of Appeals. cited Gaylord Manufacturing Go. v. Allen, 53 N. Y. 515; Dutchess Co. v. Harding, 49 N.' Y. 321; Stevens v. Mackay, 40 Mo. 224; Graff v. Foster, 67 Mo. 512. McCullough was but a special agent. The acts of a special agent must be strictly within the scope of his agency. Story Agency, (3 Ed.) § 126, p. 144; Rossiter v. Rossiter, 8 Wend. 494; Fast India Co. v. Hensley, 1 Esp.
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Appeal from St. .Louis Court of Appeals. cited Gaylord Manufacturing Go. v. Allen, 53 N. Y. 515; Dutchess Co. v. Harding, 49 N.' Y. 321; Stevens v. Mackay, 40 Mo. 224; Graff v. Foster, 67 Mo. 512. McCullough was but a special agent. The acts of a special agent must be strictly within the scope of his agency. Story Agency, (3 Ed.) § 126, p. 144; Rossiter v. Rossiter, 8 Wend. 494; Fast India Co. v. Hensley, 1 Esp. Ill; Rursley v. Morrison, 7 Ind. 356. It is the duty of the party dealing with a special agent to ascertain and know the extent of his powers. 49 N. Y. 455; Smith v. Tracy, 36 N. Y.…
1Opinion of the CourtIIougxi, J.
This was a suit to recover the difference between the contract price and market price at the time and place of delivery of sundry boxes of meat packed by the plaintiffs for the defendant, and delivered to him under a certain contract of sale, which meat the defendant failed and refused to accept. The defendant admitted the contract of sale and his refusal to accept the meat delivered, and alleged, as a reason for his refusal, that the" meat tendered did not conform to the requirements of the contract. The contract, which was entered into on the 22nd day of August, 1872, called for 500 boxes…
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