TRUCK CRANE SERVICE CO. v. BARR-NELSON, INC.

No. C5-82-192.

329 N.W.2d 824 (1983)

TRUCK CRANE SERVICE CO., Respondent, v. BARR-NELSON, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erich J. Russell, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Moriarty & Janzen and Robert E. Woods, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

Defendant Barr-Nelson, Inc. appeals from a decision holding it liable under a payment guarantee agreement signed by an employee, Victor Barr, without its knowledge and against its express denial of liability. We reverse, holding that the employee lacked apparent authority sufficient to bind the principal as a matter of law.

The respondent Truck Crane Service Co. supplied cranes for several job sites where Barr-Nelson was the general...

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