Legal Opinion
Braselton Brothers, Inc. v. Better Maid Dairy Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1966No. 41682PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding Judge.
1. The American Law Institute’s Restatement, Agency, §§ 261, 262 (1957) states: “A principal who puts a servant or other agent in a position which enables the agent while apparently acting within his authority, to commit a fraud upon third persons is subject to liability to such third persons for the fraud. . . A person who otherwise would be liable to another for the misrepresentations of one apparently acting for him is not relieved from liability by the fact that the servant or agent acts entirely for his own purposes, unless the other has notice of this.”
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lewis v. FoySupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Billups Petroleum Co. v. Hardin's Bakeries Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1953
- Miller v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Planters' Rice-Mill Co. v. Merchants' National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Daugert v. Holland Furnace CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Braselton Bros. v. Better Maid Dairy Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Travel Wholesale, Inc. v. HerrenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Atlanta Classic Cars, Inc. v. Chih Hung USA Auto Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Braselton Bros. v. Better Maid Dairy Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Gignilliat v. BorgCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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