alleryStart learning →An agent exceeds authority and the part within it is separable. What binds the principal?
AEverything he did
BNothing that he did
COnly the authorised part
DOnly the excess part
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Only the authorised part
Section 227 binds the principal only to the severable part that lay within the agent's authority.
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