A principal is liable in damages for the fraud of his agent, whether benefited thereby or not, provided the agent is acting within the scope of his employment. In a case where a clerk, purporting to act on behalf of his employer a solicitor, obtained control of and embezzled the property of a client, held that the fact that the clerk was apparently invested by his employer with power to act for him was sufficient to make the employer responsible for his fraud.
Judges:
Earl Loreburn, the Earl of Halsbury, Lords Macnaghten, Atkinson, Shaw, and Robson
Citations:
[1912] UKHL 606, 50 SLR 606
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Agency, Torts – Other
Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.619250
