Report of the Commissioners of the Code Volume 1-2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 Excerpt: ...I Story Ag., 242; Despatch Line v. Bellamy, 12 Y H., 232. See Newton v. Bronson, 13 If. T., 595; Blood v. Goodrich, 9 Wend., 68; 12 id., 525; Wells v. Evans, 20 id., 251. II Bennett v. Jndson, 21 N. T., 238. Ratification 982. Ratification of part of an indivisible transaction tranMctSon is a ratification of the whole. Farmers' Loan Co. r. Walworth, 1 N. T., 447; Story Ag., 250. See Bennett v. Jndson. 21 N. Y.. 238; Condit v. Baldwin, id., 231. 983. No unauthorized act can be made valid, retro-Ratification i i i-t notto work spectively, to the prejudice of third persons, without their injury to consent sons. This is a broader rule than perhaps at present exists. But great difficulty has been felt in attempting to re-concile the cases. See Story Ag., 246, 247; Bird t. Brown, 4 Exch., 786; Wilson v. Tumman, 6 M. & G., 236; Palmer v. Stephens, 1 Dmio, 481; Rossiter t. Rossiter, 8 Wend., 499. 984. The principal is deemed to ratify all the acts of his agent by retaining the benefit of such acts after notice thereof acu-Bennett t. Judson, 21 N. T., 238; Clarke r. VanReims-dyck, 9 Oranch, 153. 985. Ratification may be rescinded only when made HeK B orTM with an imperfect knowledge of the facts of the transac-tlon-tion ratified. Story on Agency, 242, 250. See Commercial Bank v. Warren, 15 N T., 577. Ratification without such knowledge is not binding. Seymour r. Wyckoff, 10 N. T., 213, 224; Cobb t. Dows, id, 341. ARTICLE H. AUTHOBITT OF THB AGENT. Section 986. Measure of agent's authority, actual or ostensible. 987. Agent's authority as to persons having notice of restrictions upon it. 988. Agent's necessary authority. 989. Agent's power to disobey instructions. 990. Authority to be construed by...