Wilson v. Huguenin
Wilson v. Huguenin
Opinion of the Court
Trover was brought against Carrie Wilson. She defended on the theory that the property claimed by the plaintiff had been sold to her absolutely and without reservation. The plaintiff claimed that the sale was a conditional one, in writing, with reservation of title in him. The jury found for the plaintiff.
Complaint was also made of the submission to the jury of the questions as to whether these persons were the agents of the defendant, and whether she had ratified their acts. It was contended that these were questions for the court, and not for the jury. Where the facts are not in dispute, the court should decide the character of an agency created; but in this case there was a conflict in the evidence as to whether there was any agency, and as to whether there had been any ratification. To determine these questions was within the province of the jury as judges of all questions of fact. They found for the plaintiff; and, while the evidence is not altogether clear or free from doubt, there was enough to authorize a finding that, even if the defendant had not authorized the original contract, she did subsequently ratify and affirm it. The verdict was, therefore, not without evidence to support it.
Judgment affirmed.
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