People Ex Rel. Herrin v. Madison, Illinois & St. Louis Railway Co.

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• stating, “Where an agent in making a contract discloses his agency and the name of his principal, or where the party dealing with the agent knows that the agent is acting as an agent in making the contract, the agent is not liable on the contract unless he agrees to be personally liable”
• where his principal is disclosed, an agent is not liable on the contracts he makes on behalf of that principal, unless he agrees to be personally liable
• where his principal is disclosed, an agent is not liable on the contracts he makes on behalf of that principal, unless he agrees to be personally liable

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).