Section 228
Principal not bound when excess of agent‟s authority is not separable
Chapter 11: Agency
Where an agent does more than he is authorized to do, and what he does beyond the scope of his authority cannot be separated from what is within it, the principal is not bound to recognize the transaction.
Illustration.
A authorizes B to buy 500 sheep for him. B buys 500 sheep and 200 lambs for one sum of 6,000 rupees. A may repudiate the whole transaction.
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Act No. 9 of 1872). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
Related sections
- 225Compensation to agent for injury caused by principal‟s neglect
- 226Enforcement and consequences of agent‟s contracts
- 227Principal how far bound, when agent exceeds authority
- 229Consequences of notice given to agent
- 230Agent cannot personally enforce, nor be bound by, contracts on behalf of principal
- 231Rights of parties to a contract made by agent not disclosed