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Principal And Agent-Liability Of Principal To Third Persons For Acts Within The Apparent Authority Of The Agent

Michigan Law Review

In the recent case of Diuguid v. Bethel African M. E. Church of Pittsburgh the plaintiff, a painting contractor, had entered into a written agreement with the board of trustees of the defendant, a religious corporation, providing for painting and decorating the interior of the latter's church building. The work was to be supervised by a "house committee" consisting of three members selected from the board of trustees of the church. After completing this work, plaintiff proceeded to make additional improvements in the basement of the church, purporting to act in pursuance of a subsequent oral contract which plaintiff alleged …