Indian Contract Act — Section 233
Right of person dealing with agent personally liable.—In cases where the agent is personally
233.Right of person dealing with agent personally liable.—In cases where the agent is personally
liable, a person dealing with him may hold either him or his principal, or both of them, liable.
Illustration
A enters into a contract with B to sell him 100 bales of cotton, and afterwards discovers that B was acting as agent for C. A
may sue either B or C, or both, for the price of the cotton.
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Judgments citing Section 233
- M/s A.R.S. Energy Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s Shree Sai Steels, Through Proprietor- Tek Ram Sahu
- Inditrade Business Consultants Ltd. v. Kotak Mahindra Bank & Ors.
- Inditrade Business Consultants Ltd. v. Kotak Mahindra Bank & Ors.
- Pioneer Property Management Limited v. Amazon Sellers Services Private Limited & Anr.
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