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182 · “Agent” and “principal” defined. 183 · Who may employ agent. 184 · Who may be an agent. 185 · Consideration not necessary. 186 · Agent’s authority may be expressed... 187 · Definitions of express and implied... 188 · Extent of agent’s authority. 189 · Agent’s authority in an emergency. 190 · When agent cannot delegate. 191 · “Sub-agent” defined. 192 · Representation of principal by... 193 · Agent’s responsibility for... 194 · Relation between principal and... 195 · Agent’s duty in naming such... 196 · Right of person as to acts done... 197 · Ratification may be expressed or... 198 · Knowledge requisite for valid... 199 · Effect of ratifying unauthorized... 200 · Ratification of unauthorized act... 201 · Termination of agency. 202 · Termination of agency, where agent... 203 · When principal may revoke agent’s... 204 · Revocation where authority has... 205 · Compensation for revocation by... 206 · Notice of revocation or... 207 · Revocation and renunciation may be... 208 · When termination of agent’s... 209 · Agent’s duty on termination of... 210 · Termination of sub-agent’s... 211 · Agent’s duty in conducting... 212 · Skill and diligence required from... 213 · Agent’s accounts. 214 · Agent’s duty to communicate with... 215 · Right of principal when agent... 216 · Principal’s right to benefit... 217 · Agent’s right of retainer out of... 218 · Agent’s duty to pay sums received... 219 · When agent’s remuneration becomes... 220 · Agent not entitled to remuneration... 221 · Agent’s lien on principal’s... 222 · Agent to be indemnified against... 223 · Agent to be indemnified against... 224 · Non-liability of employer of agent... 225 · Compensation to agent for injury... 226 · Enforcement and consequences of... 227 · Principal how far bound, when... 228 · Principal not bound when excess of... 229 · Consequences of notice given to... 230 · Agent cannot personally enforce,... 231 · Rights of parties to a contract... 232 · Performance of contract with agent... 233 · Right of person dealing with agent... 234 · Consequence of inducing agent or... 235 · Liability of pretended agent. 236 · Person falsely contracting as... 237 · Liability of principal inducing... 238 · Effect, on agreement, of...
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Principal’s right to benefit gained by agent dealing on his own account in business of agency.

If an agent, without the knowledge of his principal, deals in the business of the agency on his own account instead of on account of his principal, the principal is entitled to claim from the agent any benefit which may have resulted to him from the transaction.

Illustration

A directs B, his agent, to buy a certain house for him. B tells A it cannot be bought, and buys the house for himself. A may, on discovering that B has bought the house, compel him to sell it to A at the price he gave for it.

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