Case Name: Henry Hess & Company, Resp't, v. Frederick Baer et al., App'lts
Court: New York City Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1895-03-19
Citations: 66 N.Y. St. Rep. 344
Docket Number: 
Parties: Henry Hess & Company, Resp’t, v. Frederick Baer et al., App’lts.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 66
Pages: 344–345

Head Matter:
Henry Hess & Company, Resp’t, v. Frederick Baer et al., App’lts.
(New York City Court, General Term,,
Filed March 19, 1895.)
Principal and agent—Ratification.
The direction by a landlord to his manager to take the proceeds of the sale of goods, ordered by a tenant, and pay the bill therefor, makes him the original debtor for the goods.
Appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs.
Rabe & Keller, for app’lts; Louis W. Stotesbury, for resp’t.

Opinion:
Newburger, J.
This action was brought by plaintiff, a corporation, for goods sold and delivered. The answer denies the sale and delivery of the goods. On the trial it appeared that the goods were originally ordered by one Nugent, who was a tenant of the defendants. The plaintiff proved that subsequently the defendants directed their manager to take the receipts from the sale of plaintiffs goods, and pay their bill. This was, however, denied by the defendants. The trial justice in his charge to the jury instructed them that if they believed that the defendants instructed their manager to take the receipts of the sale of plaintiff's goods, and pay their bill, that made the defendants the original debtors, and they must find for the plaintiff. To this portion of the charge an exception was taken. We think the trial justice correctly stated the law in his chaige, and, as there is no other question raised by the appellants, the judgment appealed from must be affirmed, with costs.