Pluto Powder Co. v. Cuba City State Bank
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Grant county: Geobge ClemeNtsoN, Circuit Judge. Tbis action was brought to recover from tbe defendant tbe amount of certain checks drawn to plaintiffs order, indorsed in its name by its agent, and tbe amount of a sight draft drawn by tbe agent of tbe plaintiff in its name, upon which checks and sight draft tbe defendant bank collected tbe money and paid it to tbe plaintiffs agent.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Grant county: Geobge ClemeNtsoN, Circuit Judge. Tbis action was brought to recover from tbe defendant tbe amount of certain checks drawn to plaintiffs order, indorsed in its name by its agent, and tbe amount of a sight draft drawn by tbe agent of tbe plaintiff in its name, upon which checks and sight draft tbe defendant bank collected tbe money and paid it to tbe plaintiffs agent. Tbe complaint alleges tbat between January 28, 1909, and April 30', 1909, plaintiff was tbe owner of certain checks which were in tbe possession of one Robinson, its…
1Opinion of the CourtKerwin, J.
The only serious question in this case is whether the agent, Robinson, had authority, implied or otherwise, to indorse checks made in favor of plaintiff given in payment of goods sold or to draw drafts in the name of plaintiff. It is clear that the agent had no express authority. The court below found that Robinson had implied authority, and the question arises whether such finding is supported by the evidence. The appellant deals in explosives, with headquarters in New York. In the summer of 1908 one Robinson was employed as representative of plaintiff at Cuba City, Wisconsin, to make sales…
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