Grubb v. Ford Motor Co.

The defendant contends the judgment of nonsuit should be sustained on one of three grounds:(1) That evidence of the oral contract relied on was incompetent.(2) That the person with whom plaintiff alleges he orally contracted was not authorized to make such a contract.(3) That the agency contract being determinable at will, there was no consideration to support the oral agreement.

1. The oral agreement to repurchase the Ford parts was entirely separate and apart from the written contract of agency, and did not vary, contradict, or modify any of its terms. The oral agreement was made more than a…