Speiss v. Weinberg
Opinion of the Court
The right of the plaintiff to recover in this ease rests upon a contract alleged to have.-bc.cn entered.into between the manager of the plaintiff and, the husband of the .defendant. No actual’ authority in the husband to make a contract for or on behalf of the defendant was shown, nor does the testimony show sufficient apparent authority or ratification on her part to authorize the rendition of a judgment against-her. -, Simpson v. Bonnell, 26 Misc. Rep. 785.
This, together with the failure of proof as heretofore stated, requires an affirmance of the judgment.
MaoLean and Leventritt, JJ., concur.-
Judgment affirmed, with costs to the respondent.
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