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210 Mercantile persons.

Rights of third Parties against the Agent.

dividual with whom he contracted knew him to be an agent, knew

his principal, and knew that he intended to bind that principal, he

will be taken to have trusted to the credit of the principal, and the

agent will not be bound. There is one exception to this rule, viz.,

/ the case of masters of ships, who are responsible as well as their

owners, on contracts for repairs, or stores, or loans of money for

those purposes ; {d) yet, even in that case, if there be circumstances

which show that the owners alone Avere trusted, they alone will be

responsible, (e) An agent may, however, bind himself by an ex-

press undertaking. (/) If he contract without naming any princi-

1/ pal he is himself the person j^nma facie responsible ; and though

the other party may, in most cases, elect to charge the employer

on discovering him, yet he need not do so, but may, if he please,

continue to look to the agent ; {g) and the rule is the same, at least

as far as the agent's liability is concerned, where, at the time of

contracting, he states himself to be an agent, but does not disclose

his principal, {h) As this subject has been discussed in a previous

section, it is better to refer to it for further detail, than to fatigue

the reader with a repetition of the authorities there cited, (i) It

has also been mentioned, {j) that where a British agent contracts

for a foreign principal, the British agent is responsible : (/c) this is

said to be for the benefit of trade, or is perhaps a branch of the

following general rule, viz., that where there is no responsible em-

ployer, the agent shall be held personally liable ; thus where A.

{d) Rich V. Coe, Cowp. 636. See Morse v. Sluice, 1 Vent. 190, 238, 1 Mod. 85, 2

Lev. 69.

(e) Hoslcins v. Slayton, Ca. temp. Hardw. 876.

(/) See Appleton v. Binks, 5 East, 148. Cass v. Rudell, 2 Vern. 280. Benson v.

Hippins, 4 Bingh. 455. Readhead v. Cator, 1 Stark. 14. Morris v. Stacey, Holt, 153.

Talbot V. Godbolt, Yelv. 137. Haines v. French, Aleyn, 6. Kennedy v. Gouveia, 3

D. & R. 503. Scrace v. Whittington, 2 B. & C. 11. Kendray v. Hodson, 5 Esp. 228.

Higgins V. Senior, 8 M. & ^Y. 834.

{g) See Morgan v. Corder, Paley, 372. Higgins v. Senior, 8 M. & "W. 834.

(h) Hanson v. Roberdeau, Peake, 120. Thomson v. Davenport, 9 B. & C. 78.

(i) Ante, sect. 4. Paterson v. Gandasequi, 15 East, 62. Thomson v. Davenport^

P B. В«fe C. 78, and Lord Kenyon's judgment in Owen v. Gooch, 2 Esp. 567.

U) Ibid.

{k) De Gaillon v. L'Aigle, 1 B. <fe P. 368. Paterson v. Gandasequi, 15 East, 62.

Thompson v. Davenport, 9 B. & C. 78. Houghton v. Matthews, 3 B. & P. 490. B. N.

r 130.

PRINCIPAL AND AGENT. 211

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agreed with B. and C. to pave the streets of Putney, and thej on

behalf of the parish agreed to pa_y him, they were held personally

responsible. (?)* There is an exception to this rule in favor of

government officers acting for the public; (m) and possibly this ex*

(l) Myriel v. Hymensold, Hard. 205. See Horsley v. Bell, Ambl. 7Y0, 1 Bro. Cha.

Ca. 101. Eaton v. Bell, 5 B. & A. 34. Anon. 12 Mod. 559. Burls v. Smith, 7 BingK