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33 Ind. 244

Rupp v. Stith

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1870

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1870-07-01

Sait to recover the price of a number of sheep sold and delivered by the appellee to the appellant. Issues were formed, which were tried by a jury, who found for the' plaintiff, for whom judgment was rendered accordingly, a motion by the appellant for a new trial having been overruled. It is urged here that the instructions given to the j ury were erroneous.

Decided 1870-07-01

Ray, J.

¶1The instructions were clearly correct. It was not in the power of the appellant to relieve himself from the obligation imposed by his contract, to receive the sheep at the point agreed upon. He was required to receive or reject at that place, and his agent could not relieve him from this responsibility and change the point of delivery to the inconvenience of the .appellee. ‘ There can be no question of special agency in this ease. The .act to be performed was an acceptance or rejection of the property tendered, and the agent appointed to act of necessity had power to hind his principal

¶2Judgment affirmed, with costs.

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