Etymology
Origin of subagent
Example Sentences
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It may be added, however, that although he is liable to the person injured, he may be able to recover of the subcontractor or subagent.
From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Seymour Eaton
One rule to guide an agent is this: when the act to be done is purely mechanical or ministerial, requiring no direction or personal skill, an agent may appoint a subagent.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
Generally, it is said, if the general agent appoints a subagent he is nevertheless responsible for his act.
From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Seymour Eaton
I ordered Harris to make the ascent, so I could put the thrill and horror of it in my book, and he accomplished the feat successfully, through a subagent, for three francs, which I paid.
From A Tramp Abroad — Volume 05 by Mark Twain
Should the second or subagent be neglectful, the depositor of the cheque could compel that agent, and not the first, to make its loss good.
From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Seymour Eaton
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