Agent
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 10 U.S. 148 - Massie v. Watts · 1810Most cited · 265 citing opinions
becomes trustee for principal when buying for himself
According to the clearest and best established principles of equity, the agent who so acts becomes a trustee for his principal. He cannot hold the land under an entry for himself otherwise than as trustee for his principal.
How often courts cite the case defining “Agent”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “Agent” — 265 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.