agent's declarations
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From 25 U.S. 460 - United States v. Gooding · 1827Most cited · 309 citing opinions
Where the fact of agency has been proved, either expressly or presumptively, the act of the agent, co-extensive with the authority, is the act of the principal, whose mere instrument he is, and then, whatever the agent says within the scope of his authority, the principal says, and evidence may be given of such acts and declarations as if they had been actually done and made by the principal himself.