Qui Facit Per Alium Facit Per Se

Qui facit per alium facit per se

September 18, 2016 · By BDLD DESK · 1,124 Reads

” He who acts through another acts through himself.”

A contract made by an agent is looked upon in law as the contract of the principal, so agents need not be ” sui juris” and infants, married women, and others are competent to act as such. The agent must, however, act within the scope of his authority.

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DESK, B. (2016). Qui facit per alium facit per se. Bangladesh Law Digest. https://bdlawdigest.org/glossary/qui-facit-per-alium-facit-per-se

DESK, BDLD. 2016. “Qui facit per alium facit per se.” Bangladesh Law Digest. https://bdlawdigest.org/glossary/qui-facit-per-alium-facit-per-se.

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