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AGENCY CASES (COMMERCIAL LAW JUDGMENTS) – 3

POLICY, PRACTICE & PUBLISHING LAW REPORTS, 3PLR

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LABODE V. DR. GODFREY OTUBU

AGENCY:- Agent pawning off principal’s goods without authority – Legal practitioner – Whether a solicitor can validly pledge a client’s document that came into his possession during the course of his professional duties in such a way as to bind the client without the client’s authority and concurrence – Validity and bindingness of contract of pawn on principal – Whether principal can assert a claim in detinue against both agent and pawnee third party
LLOYD (PAUPER) V. GRACE, SMITH AND CO.

AGENCY:- Principal and Agent – Authority – Liability of Principal for Fraud of Agent

LUXOR (EASTBOURNE), LIMITED, AND OTHERS V. COOPER

AGENCY: Principal and agent – Agent to receive commission if he effects sale – Right of principal to sell
MORRIS V. KANSSEN AND OTHERS

AGENCY:- Maxims – omnia praesumuntur rite esse acta – Doctrine of ostensible authority – Limits – Whether an ostensible agent cannot bind his principal to that which the principal cannot lawfully do

MUTUAL AIDS SOCIETY LTD V. AKERELE

AGENCY – AUCTIONEER:- Role as agent – Powers – Need to act within scope of powers given by principal –  Publishing advertisement for sale relating to a property other than that auctioneer was instructed to sell – Whether makes auctioneer liable for defamation arising therefrom – Where acts are unauthorised but done in the course of employment which is authorised – Liability of principal/master

AGENCY:- Liability of agent – Discretion of agent – Act done in the course of employment which is authorised – How proved

NDIONG V. C F A O

AGENCY:- Agricultural Buying Agent/Beachmaster – Claim for money due for the value of palm oil received or which should have been received by the beachmaster as buying agent for the use of the Respondent – Where not deli­vered or accounted for by the Appellant – How proved – Appropriate reliefs

NEW AGE BEVERAGE COMPANY LIMITED V. MRS ABIOLA ARAMIDE

AGENCY: When relationship of principal and agent arises – Whether an agent acting on behalf of a known and disclosed principal incurs personal liability – Local Purchase Orders – Whether can create a jural relationship – When an agent is considered to have exited a transaction chain in favour of the principal acting directly
TRIANA LIMITED V. POLYMAKERS LIMITED

AGENCY – Clearing agent – failure to ensure correct number of goods as set out in the shipping documents – Whether clearing agent is liable in negligence for short delivery of goods

AGENCY :– General authority of agents – Agent’s duty to act in accordance with the customs and usages of their trade – Liability in negligence for failure thereto – Relevant considerations

UWECHIA V. THE NIGERIAN PROPERTIES COMPANY LIMITED

AGENCY – POWER OF ATTORNEY:- When not under seal – Validity thereof
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC V.  JARGABA

AGENCY:- Act of agent – Bindingness of on principal – Action taken by branch manager of bank – Whether binding on bank

AGENCY – OSTENSIBLE AUTHORITY:- Banking practices – Authority of a bank manager to make binding decisions on behalf of parent bank – Bank manager’s ostensible authority to act and bind parent bank – Whether applies whether acts are for the benefit of the principal or not provided he is shown to have acted within the scope of the authority

VULCAN GASES LTD. V. G.F.  IND. A.G.

AGENCY:- “Principal “, “agent” – Meaning of – Agency relationship – How created – Whether must be created by deed – Acts of agents – Where ratified by principal – Effect

AGENCY – POWER OF ATTORNEY:- “Power of Attorney” – Meaning of – Whether and when must be given by deed –  Power of attorney given to agent to sue – Whether required to be by deed

WILLIAMS V. SANUSI

AGENCY:- Distinction between a person who sues or is sued as an agent “for and on behalf of his principal” and a person who sues or is sued for “himself and on behalf of others” – Common interest between agent and principal  beyond the relationship of principal and agent – When deemed present

 

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