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Index.

AGENCY

continued. duties of agent to principal as to delegation, 169

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173, See delegation. disclosure, 189 negotiation of concract, 18(i

obedience, 183 payment, 187 property, 187, 189 secret profit, 189 use of information acquired, 184 third persons. See liabilities of agent towards third parties, duties of principal towards agent as to account, 200 indemnity, 193, 196, 197 remuneration, 193 195 third persons. See liabilities of principal towards third parties. election by third person to look to agent exclusively, 209 efSuxion of time, termination by, 232 emergency, delegation in case of, 171 enemy, alien, incompetency of, to be principal, 149 estate agent, implied authority of, 166 estoppel, person holding out agent bound by, 158, 201 purporting to act as agent bound by, 192 principal bound by, from pleading ignorance, 215, 216 on contract or act of agent, 207 unauthorised agent, 203 ratification by, 179 test of agency by, 159 exercise of authority, revocation of authority not available after, 230, 231 existence of third party essential, 148 existence of principal, agent's liability to disclose, 169 express agenc}^ creation of, 153, 154 express authorit}^, principal bound by acts of agent within, 201

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factor, autliority of, not irrevocable, 229

definition of, 152

implied authority of, 167 Factors Act, disposition of goods by agent under, 205, 206 effect of principal's consent to agent's possession under, 205, 206 pledge under, 206 fiduciary nature of contract of, 182 following propert}'-, principal's right of, 203, 204 foreign principal, agent's liability for, 220 personal rights and liabilities of, 209 forgery, no ratification of, 174 formal acts, authority to do, not revoked by bankruptcy of principal or agent, 234, 235 formation of contract of, 153 160 fraud of agent against principal, effect of, 216 immaterial to principal's liability to third party where otherwise bound, 201 rescission of contract by third party for, 211 settled account, reopening on proof of, 188 gaming transactions, agent's rights in respect of, 196, 197, 229 general agent, 152 authority, liability of principal where agent has, 201 goods etc. intrusted to agent, disposition of, 203 205 under Factors Act, 205, 206 gratuitous agent, standard of care, skill and diligence required from, 185 holding out, agency by, 158 liability of corporation for, 156 ostensible authority sole test of, 159 house agent, implied authority of, 166 illegal act, no implied authority to do, 166 ratification of, 175 implied agency, creation of, 154 implied authority by conduct, 160 extent of, 164 illegal act, to do none, 166 in various cases, 165 167 to act in accordance with reasonable custom, 167, 168

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