Welch v. Hoover

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Welch v. Hoover

29 F. Cas. 606, 5 D.C. 444, 5 Cranch 444

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedMarch 15, 1838

StatusPublished

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Welch v. Hoover, 29 F. Cas. 606, 5 D.C. 444, 5 Cranch 444 (circtddc 1838).

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The Court, however,

(Thruston, J.,

doubling,) permitted the witness to be examined without a release from either party ; and decided that he was competent to prove his own authority, if it was not in writing. See Starkie on Evidence, Part 4, p. 55.

Mr. Bradley then objected, that a parol authority will not support a written contract made by the agent.

But the Court (Morsell, J., absent,) overruled the objection. Verdict for plaintiff, $472.32.

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The Court, however,

(Thruston, J.,

doubling,) permitted the witness to be examined without a release from either party ; and decided that he was competent to prove his own authority, if it was not in writing. See Starkie on Evidence, Part 4, p. 55.

Mr. Bradley then objected, that a parol authority will not support a written contract made by the agent.

But the Court (Morsell, J., absent,) overruled the objection. Verdict for plaintiff, $472.32.

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29 F. Cas. 606, 5 D.C. 444, 5 Cranch 444, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/welch-v-hoover-circtddc-1838.