Section 223 of Indian contract Act
Agent to be indemnified against consequences of acts done in good faith.— Where one person employs another to do an act, and the agent does the act in good faith, the employer is liable to…
Agent to be indemnified against consequences of acts done in good faith.— Where one person employs another to do an act, and the agent does the act in good faith, the employer is liable to…
Non-liability of employer of agent to do a criminal act.— Where one person employs another to do an act which is criminal, the employer is not liable to the agent, either upon an express or…
Compensation to agent for injury caused by principal’s neglect.— The principal must make compensation to his agent in respect of injury caused to such agent by the principal’s neglect or want of skill. Illustration A…
Enforcement and consequences of agent’s contracts.— Contracts entered into through an agent, and obligations arising from acts done by an agent, may be enforced in the same manner, and will have the same legal consequences,…
Principal how far bound, when agent exceeds authority.— When an agent does more than he is authorized to do, and when the part of what he does, which is within his authority, can be separated…
Principal not bound when excess of agent’s authority is not separable.— Where an agent does more than he is authorized to do, and what he does beyond the scope of his authority cannot be separated…
Consequences of notice given to agent.— Any notice given to or information obtained by the agent, provided it be given or obtained in the course of the business transacted by him for the principal, shall,…
Agent cannot personally enforce, nor be bound by, contracts on behalf of principal.— In the absence of any contract to that effect, an agent cannot personally enforce contracts entered into by him on behalf of…
Rights of parties to a contract made by agent not disclosed.— If an agent makes a contract with a person who neither knows, nor has reason to suspect, that he is an agent, his principal…