The phrase ‘some positive wrongful conduct’ in cases of misrepresentation, is directed to the case where the principal does something with the intention that the innocent agent will mislead the third party by a misrepresentation due to his ignorance of the truth.
Citations:
[1840] 6 MandW 358
Cited by:
Cited – MCI Worldcom International Inc v Primus Telecommunications Inc ComC 25-Sep-2003
The claimant sought judgment, and the defendant leave to amend its defence. The question was whether the proposed defence had any reasonable prospect of success.
Held: The misrepresentation alleged was made by the claimant’s in-house . .
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Agency
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.186446
