Where the agency is known and the credit is not expressly given to the agent, he shall not be personally responsible upon the contract. The question to whom the credit is given is a question of fact to be decided by the jury under the circumstances in each case.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2189; Code 1868, § 2185; Code 1873, § 2211; Code 1882, § 2211; Civil Code 1895, § 3039; Civil Code 1910, § 3611; Code 1933, § 4-406.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 4 - Rights and Liabilities of Agent as to Third Persons
§ 10-6-81. Recovery of Money Paid to or by Agent by Mistake
§ 10-6-82. Agent’s Right of Action on Principal’s Contracts
§ 10-6-83. Right of Action by Agent for Interference With Possession
§ 10-6-84. When Agent Exceeding Authority May Enforce Contract
§ 10-6-86. Liability of Person Signing Instrument as Agent or Fiduciary
§ 10-6-87. When Agent Responsible for Credit Given; Question for Jury
§ 10-6-88. When Public Agent Not Liable on Public Contract
§ 10-6-89. Contract for Nonexisting Principal Void; Right of Action Against Purported Agent