235: Liability of pretended agent
The Contract Act · Federal Acts · Chapter X · in_force
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A person untruly representing himself to be the autho- rized agent of another, and thereby inducing a third person to deal with him as such agent, is liable, if his alleged employer does not ratify his acts, to make compensation to the other in respect of any loss or damage which he has incurred by so dealing.
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234: Consequence of inducing agent or principal to act on belief that principal or agent will be236: Person falsely contracting as agent not entitled to performance233: Right of person dealing with agent personally liable237: Liability of principal inducing belief that agent’s unauthorized acts were authorized232: Performance of contract with agent supposed to be principal238: Effect, on agreement, of misrepresentation or fraud by agent
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