FORD v. WILLIAMS


62 U.S. 287 (1858)

21 How. 287

BENJAMIN FORD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN S. AND HERMAN WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Brown for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. Nelson for the defendants.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

The single question presented for our decision in this case is, whether the principal can maintain an action on a written contract made by his agent in his own name, without disclosing the name of the principal.

It is not necessary to the validity of a contract, under the statute of frauds, that the writing disclose the principal. In the brief memoranda of these...

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