Barrett v. Kelley
Barrett v. Kelley
Opinion of the Court
On the agreed facts, by the terms of the order given by the insolvent, at St. Albans, the agent who took the order was only a soliciting agent, with no authority to make an absolute contract which would bind E. C. Morris & Co. to a sale of the safe in controversy. He could simply take an order therefor, from the insolvent, and transmit it to E. C. Morris & Co., who resided in Boston, and who then had the safe in their possession at Boston, to be there accepted and approved of by E. C. Morris & Co. When E. C. Morris & Co., in Massachusetts, accepted the order the contract became a Massachusetts contract, as much so, as it would have beep, if the insolvent, in person, had, in Boston, given the order, and E. C. Morris & Co. had there accepted it, the safe then being there in the possession of E. C. Morris & Co. By the terms of the order and its acceptance, the safe was to remain the property of E. C. Morris & Co. until fully paid for. It is agreed that, under the laws of Massachusetts, E. C. Morris & Co. could hold
Judgment of the county court is reversed, and judgment rendered for the defendant to recover his costs.
Reference
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- JULIUS BARRETT, ASSIGNEE OF O. R. SWETT, INSOLVENT v. B. F. KELLEY
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