7 U.S.C. § 63 (2024)
This is the official text of 7 U.S.C. § 63 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Liability of principal for act of agent
Official statutory text
When construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any agent, officer, or other person acting for or employed by any person, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be deemed also the act, omission, or failure of such person as well as that of such agent, officer, or other person.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, §11, 42 Stat. 1519.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is composed of the second sentence of section 11 of act Mar. 4, 1923. The first sentence of section 11 is contained in section 62 of this title.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, §11, 42 Stat. 1519.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is composed of the second sentence of section 11 of act Mar. 4, 1923. The first sentence of section 11 is contained in section 62 of this title.
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