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· 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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