As such, a solicitor does not have ostensible authority to conclude a contract for his client: ‘In the present case there was no evidence of any authority being conferred on the solicitors to make such a bargain, and I think that that fact is perhaps an additional reason why we should place the natural construction on the letter of June 11th, and not impute to the solicitors an intention to make a bargain which they had in fact no authority to make.’
Judges:
Tomlin J
Citations:
[1925] Ch 56
Cited by:
Cited – Evans v James (Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Hopkin Deceased) CA 5-Jul-1999
Before the parties called evidence, and having read the papers, the court considered that there was no real defence shown, and invited submissions. Negotiations for the grant of a tenancy had been terminated by the sudden illness of the proposed . .
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Land, Legal Professions, Contract
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.188875