alleryStart learning →Contracts made through an agent are enforced as if made by
Athe agent personally
Bthe principal in person
Cthe third party alone
Dthe court of appeal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. the principal in person
Section 226 treats the agent's contracts as the principal's own for enforcement and legal consequences.
Keep practising Agency
Browse all Agency questions for CA Foundation, or explore more Businesslaw topics.
Related questions
An agent for sale makes an unauthorised misrepresentation and C buys. The contract isFrauds by agents in matters outside their authorityA tells B not to sell below a set price, but C, unaware, buys below it from B. A isA principal who made third persons believe an agent's acts were authorised isA person who contracted as agent but really acted on his own accountA person untruly claims to be an agent and no ratification follows. He mustA third party induces belief that only the principal is liable. He laterA sells cotton to B and later learns B was agent for C. A may sue