Falletti v. Carrano
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for the refusal of the defendants to deliver fifty barrels of flour alleged to have been sold by them to the plaintiff, brought to and tried by the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County, Smith, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendants, and appeal by the plaintiff. The plaintiff is a retail grocer and the defendants are wholesale grocers, both of Hartford.
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Action to recover damages for the refusal of the defendants to deliver fifty barrels of flour alleged to have been sold by them to the plaintiff, brought to and tried by the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County, Smith, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendants, and appeal by the plaintiff. The plaintiff is a retail grocer and the defendants are wholesale grocers, both of Hartford. A written memorandum of the sale was introduced in evidence by the plaintiff as Exhibit A, which reads as follows: “Sold to James Faletti 50 bbl. Daisy flour in 98 lot. at 8.90 to be taken from…
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
There is no ground for the assumption of the trial court that Rivkin did not have authority to make a contract for the future delivery of the flour as set forth in the memorandum of sale. Rivkin’s authority was that of an outside salesman of a wholesale grocery house, with unrestricted powers of sale and collection. “It is a familiar principle of the. law of agency, that every authority given to an agent, whether general or special, express or implied, impliedly includes in it, and confers on such agent, all the powers which are necessary, or proper, or usual, to effectuate the purposes for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Shelinsky v. FosterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Benjamin v. BenjaminSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1843
- Kilday v. SchancuppSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Barrett Manufacturing Co. v. D'AmbrosioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
3Cited by4 opinions
- Franklin Research & Development Corp. v. Swift Electrical Supply Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Massaro v. Savoy Estates Realty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Arruda Realty, Inc. v. DoyonConnecticut Superior Court · 1978
- Arruda Realty, Inc. v. DoyonConnecticut Superior Court · 1978