Legal Opinion
Midwest Television, Inc. v. Scott, Lancaster, Mills & Atha, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 25, 1988No. B022198PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
Defendant advertising agency, Scott, Lancaster, Mills & Atha, Inc., appeals from a judgment following a court trial in May 1986 rendering it liable for payment of delinquent accounts for air time run on plaintiff independent television stations. Defendant raises many contentions. Its main contention is that it had acted solely as the agent of a disclosed principal, and therefore it was not a party to the contracts for air time. We affirm the judgment.
Background
In late 1979 and early 1980, defendant ordered air time from plaintiff independent television stations 1 on behalf…
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