12 Kan. 93 | Kan. | 1873
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The facts of this case are in substance as follows: On the 27th day of Juné 1865 the plaintiff, Irwin, entered into a contract with the government to furnish fresh beef from, the bloeh to the troops at Laramie, D. T., the contract to be in force one year, or such less time as the commissary general of subsistence should direct, commencing on the 1st of July 1865. On the 11th of said July Irwin sold this contract to the defendants for a bonus of $1.50 per 100 lbs. upon all accepted beef under this contract. On said 11th of July Irwin gave to defendant Eyan a power of attorney, by which Eyan could draw and receipt for all the moneys due Irwin under the contract with the government. In June 1866 Irwin revoked the power of attorney, and stopped payment of the vouchers to defendants. Under this contract and power of attorney the defendants coul'd draw the money on the vouchers issued by the commissary at Laramie, payable to Irwin. The contract being in the name of Irwin, all-vouchers were drawn payable to him, and by aid of the power, the signature or order of Irwin was not needed to enable the defendants to obtain the money for the vouchers. On-the last of July or first of August, 1865, Everhardy, one of the defendants in error, went to Laramie to superintend the delivery of the beef, and the defendants in error put in under this contract from August 15th, 1865, to August 15th, 1866, 120,000 to 130,000 lbs., all that was required. While Everhardy was at Laramie, the defendants in error made another contract with the government, to furnish beef to the Indians in the vicinity of Laramie. Irwin was not a party to this contract, and had no interest in it. This contract was for “hoof” or “live” beef. The “block” and “hoof” beef
The judgment of the district court must be reversed, and the case remanded for further proceedings in accordance with the views herein expressed.