Lawrence Gas Co. v. Hawkeye Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal /rom Black Sa/wk District Court. — H. B. Boies, Judge. Action, to recover the amount due on a shipment of oil. Defense, plea of payment. Opinion states the facts. Judgment for defendant in the court below. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Gaynor, C. J:
1. Brokers : employment and authority: non-presumption of authority to receive payment. — The plaintiff, Lawrence Gas Company, is an Illinois corporation, principal place of business at Indianapolis, Indiana. The defendant, Hawk-eye Oil Company, is also a corporation, and its principal place of business is at Waterloo, Iowa. A. T. Stewart Company is a brokerage firm, and its principal place of business is at Chicago, Illinois.
On January 6, 1914, the defendant, Hawkeye Oil Company, sent the following order to the brokerage firm of A. T. Stewart Company:
“To A. T. Stewart Co.,-512…
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