agent's knowledge
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 78 U.S. 356 - Distilled Spirits · 1870Most cited · 225 citing opinions
principal bound by
The general rule that a principal is bound by the knowledge of his agent is based on the principle of law, that it is the agent's duty to communicate to his principal the knowledge which he has respecting the subject-matter of negotiation, and the presumption that he will perform that duty. When it is not the agent's duty to communicate such knowledge, when it would be unlawful for him to do so, as, for example, when it has been acquired confidentially as attorney for a former client in a prior transaction, the reason of the rule ceases.
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