The court heard an allegation concerning an alleged obligation to deliver pig iron.
Held: ‘it was too plain to require argument that in order to authorise an agent to give away his employer’s goods without consideration, direct and immediate sanction to the individual transaction would be necessary.’
Judges:
Lord Justice Clerk Moncrieff
Citations:
1873 1R 72
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – McDowall v Inland Revenue SCIT 26-Jun-2003
Gifts had been made from an estate, purportedly under a power of attorney. During his lifetime, the deceased had made various gifts to his children. As he begand to suffer Alzheimers, he gave a power of attorney. He had substantial assets, well . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Agency
Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.224088
