59 Mich. 350 | Mich. | 1886
Plaintiff replevied a buggy from defendant, which defendant claimed to have purchased from one Horace J. Earned, either as partner or agent of plaintiff. The jury found against defendant under a charge which would, if followed, indicate that he was not a tona fide purchaser, and the effect of the verdict would be to render unimportant several of the assignments of error. Nevertheless we shall make reference to such of them as are insisted on.
It appears that in the early part of 1883 an arrangement was made between plaintiff and one Horace J. Earned, whereby the latter was to sell buggies and agricultural
Among other things, it was attempted to rely on plaint, iff’s sudden departure as a circumstance bearing more or less on Larned’s equities, and right to deal with the property, after plaintiff had attempted to discharge him from his agency. It was not, therefore, improper to allow plaintiff’s solvency and wealth to be shown, although in the charge of the court it was not made important, and it had evidently no particular effect on the result.
In the absence of partnership, the whole question was whether defendant bought in good faith upon a supposition of the authority of Larned to deal as he did. His claim is that Larned sold to him on credit, he being required to pay $25 cash, and his note for $50 due in thirty days. The bargain was made in the road, and at the time, he paid five or six dollars and the balance afterwards. The remainder of the $25 in money was paid, and the note given, as he admits, after he had been notified of the plaintiff’s rights.
The court sufficiently guarded all rights which defendant ■could have had under any bona fide and authorized reliance on Larned’s apparent authority, and no serious contest is made on that head by the argument.
Complaint is made that the father of Horace Larned, was improperly allowed to be questioned concerning a plough belonging to plaintiff’s stock, which he had taken, and which the admitted taking, but denied concealing. It was no doubt
We make no reference to the assignments of error not argued.
The judgment must be affirmed.