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Author: {"author": "Lehman, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Ephraim Siff, Respondent, v. Eber Forbes, as Treasurer of the Socialist Labor Party, Appellant.
    (Supreme Court, Appellate Term,
    May, 1909.)
    Associations — Officers and agents — Power of officers — To bind association — Ratification of unauthorized acts.
    Where the Socialist Labor party received the benefit of money borrowed by its national executive committee without authority, and the facts were reported to the national convention of the party, it will be deemed to have ratified the loan and is liable in an action to recover the same.
    Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the City Court of the city of ¡New York, entered upon a verdict rendered in favor of the plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
    Benjamin Patterson, for appellant.
    Nathan Burkan, for. respondent.
   Lehman, J.

The plaintiff is suing for money loaned to the Socialist Labor party through its national executive committee. It appears that the committee had no power or authority to borrow this money; but, if we accept the testimony of the plaintiff’s witnesses, the Socialist Labor party received the benefit of the money, and the loan and its purpose were both reported to the national convention. I think that this report gave to the party a knowledge of the transaction, and that its silent acquiescence, with such knowledge in the benefits received, was a sufficient ratification.

Judgment and order appealed from should, therefore, be affirmed, with costs to the respondent.

Dayton and Seabury, JJ., concur.,

Judgment and order affirmed, with costs to respondent.