Legal Opinion
Brown-Wright Hotel Supply Corp. v. Bagen
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 21, 1965No. 41368PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding Judge.
“Where an agent wishes to avoid personal liability, the duty is on him to disclose his agency, and not on the party with whom he deals to discover it”; and one who deals with an agent who fails to disclose his principal “may recover from the agent, where he so elects, or he may proceed against the principal, when made known, should he not elect to proceed against the agent.” Roberts v. Burnette, 72 Ga. App. 775, 777 (35 SE2d 201). See also: Wylly v. Collins, 9 Ga. 223, 239; Lippincott v. Behre, 122 Ga. 543 (50 SE 467); Willingham v. Glover, 28 Ga. App. 394, 396 (3) (111…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Willingham, Wright & Covington v. GloverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Wylly v. S. Z. Collins & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- Hagan v. Asa G. Candler Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Saco Dairy Co. v. NortonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1944
- Lippincott & Co. v. BehreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Odyssey Travel Center, Inc. v. RO Cruises, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2003
- Watson v. Sierra Contracting Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Fletcher Emerson Management Co. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Hawkins v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Van D. Costas, Inc. v. RosenbergDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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