Case Name: DAVID T. HOUSTON CO., INC., A CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. MARTIN R. SCHNEIDER, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1944-04-20
Citations: 131 N.J.L. 480
Docket Number: 
Parties: DAVID T. HOUSTON CO., INC., A CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. MARTIN R. SCHNEIDER, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 480–481

Head Matter:
DAVID T. HOUSTON CO., INC., A CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. MARTIN R. SCHNEIDER, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
Submitted February 11, 1944
Decided April 20, 1944.
For the appellant, Edward B. McGlynn.
For the respondent, Haines Chanalis (Patrick J. Maloney, of counsel).

Opinion:
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Colie, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff. The sole ground of appeal is the refusal of the trial court to have granted the defendant's motion for a nonsuit.
The decisive question is whether there was evidence, or a reasonable inference to be drawn therefrom, that one Stanley, in the employ of the defendant owner, had such power of agency or was clothed with the appearance of agency, so as to justify the plaintiff in relying thereon. Our examination of the record discloses no evidence that Stanley was clothed either with specific authority or the appearance thereof.
The judgment under appeal is reversed.
For affirmance — The Chief Justice, Bobine, Perskie, Dear, Hague, Dili, JJ. 6.
For reversal — The Chancellor, Parker, Case, Donges, He her, Porter, Colie, Wells, Rafferty, Thompson, JJ. 10.