7 U.S.C. § 223
Responsibility of principal for act or omission of agent
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 packer, any swine contractor, and any live poultry dealer, stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case also be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such packer, any swine contractor, and any live poultry dealer, stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer, as well as that of such agent, officer, or other person.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1969–1978 · leading case: Fillippo v. S. Bonaccurso & Sons, Inc., 466 F. Supp. 1008 (E.D. Pa. 1978).
Fillippo v. S. Bonaccurso & Sons, Inc., 466 F. Supp. 1008 (E.D. Pa. 1978). “This holding is buttressed by 7 U.S.C. § 223 which imputes liability to the corporate packer “[for] the act, omission, or failure of any agent, officer, or other person acting for or employed by any packer,” as well as deeming the act, omission, or failure that of such agent,…”
United States Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Clover Creek Cattle Co., 452 P.2d 993 (Idaho 1969). “Respondent urges that 7 U.S.C.A. § 223 makes an agent-dealer liable equally with bis principal-packer, but we view that section as merely a restatement in the contest of the act the rule that a principal is liable for the acts of his agent.”
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