Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Westlake
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 1991No. 90-1232PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The first issue presented by this appeal is whether appellant Westlake may be held personally liable for the services performed by Dunn & Wendel Architects. For the reasons which follow, we hold that Westlake can be held personally liable for the services rendered.
It is well-settled in the law of agency that an agent who discloses neither the existence of the agency nor the identity of the principal is personally liable in his or her contractual dealings with third parties. See, e.g., 1 Mechem, The Law of Agency (2 Ed.1914) 1039-1041, Section 1410. See, generally, Davis v. Harness (1882), 38…
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