· 3/20/1876
Hoffman v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Citations
- 92 U.S. 161
- 23 L. Ed. 539
- 1875 U.S. LEXIS 1742
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- an agent’s act performed within the sphere of the authority conferred is as binding upon the principal as if it had been done by the principal himself
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Judges: Swayne
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