Capener v. Hogan

Ohio Supreme Court

Capener v. Hogan

40 Ohio St. (N.S.) 203

Ohio Supreme Court·Decided January 15, 1883·Published

Opinion

H. recovered a judgment against C. for commissions on an exchange of land between C. and D., wherein H., with the consent of C., acted as agent for both parties: but it did not appear that D. knew that H. was agent for C.

Held: H. could not recover from either principal unless both assented to his double agency; Bell v. McConnell, 37 Ohio St., 396, followed and approved.

Judgments of district court and common pleas reversed.

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H. recovered a judgment against C. for commissions on an exchange of land between C. and D., wherein H., with the consent of C., acted as agent for both parties: but it did not appear that D. knew that H. was agent for C.

Held: H. could not recover from either principal unless both assented to his double agency; Bell v. McConnell, 37 Ohio St., 396, followed and approved.

Judgments of district court and common pleas reversed.

Capener v. Hogan, 40 Ohio St. (N.S.) 203 (Ohio 1883).

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