Wheelz Retained Doug,an Attorney,to Repossess Several Utility Trailers,giving Him the Authority
Wheelz retained Doug,an attorney,to repossess several utility trailers,giving him the authority to take whatever steps were necessary to recover the trailers.Doug hired Randy RepoMan to locate the equipment.After orally reporting to Doug that he had found the trailers in Iowa,Doug instructed RepoMan to have them towed to Nebraska.RepoMan hired Ted's Towing to carry out the request.Ted's stored the trailers on its lot in Omaha,Nebraska,and RepoMan notified Doug of this fact.When Ted's was not paid,it sued Wheelz for its towing and storage services,arguing that RepoMan was a subagent capable of binding Wheelz to the towing and storage contract.Discuss.
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