Case Name: Morris v. De Mars
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1785-09
Citations: 1 Dall. 140
Docket Number: 
Parties: Morris v. De Mars.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 145–145

Head Matter:
Morris v. De Mars.
Doek'ine of respondeat superior.

Opinion:
It was ruled in this case, that a relation of a superior and inferior officer, does not, of itself, bind the former to pay the contracts of the latter, whether in the staff or line. But if the inferior officer had an authority to contract, and having obtained money for the use of the army, applied it accordingly, in such case, The Court inclined to think, that the superior would be liable for the debt, provided he had sufficient public funds to discharge it.
See Cook v. Irvine, 5 S. & R. 492; Schrayer v. Lynch, 8 Watts 453.