Section - 189 - Indian Contract Act, 1872

Section - 189 - Agent's authority in an emergency

Agent's authority in an emergency

189. An agent has authority, in an emergency, to do all such acts for the purpose of protecting his principal from loss and would be done by a person or ordinary prudence, in his own case, under similar circumstances.

Illustrations

(a)	-	An agent for sale may have goods repaired if it be necessary.
(b)	-	A consigns provisions to be at Calcutta, with directions to send them immediately to C, at Cuttack. B may sell the provisions at Calcutta, if they will not bear the journey to Cuttack without spoiling.

SUB-AGENTS

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