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Kessler v. Africa

Citations

  • 66 Pa. Super. 203
  • 1917 Pa. Super. LEXIS 225

Syllabus

<p>Principal and agent — Disclosure of principal — Liability of agent.</p> <p>Where one deals with an agent who acts' within the scope of his authority and who reveals his principal, the principal alone is liable for a breach of the contract. In such a case the agent is not required, in the absence of fraud or misconduct, to tell the other party that he must look to the principal for his money, or to tell him what the law is.</p>

Judges: Head, Henderson, Orlady, Porter, Trexler, Williams

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