A third person dealing with the agent of a disclosed principal ordinarily intends to make a contract with the principal, not the agent.

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This is the general rule of agency law known as the doctrine of disclosed principal, which states that when an agent is acting for a disclosed principal, a third party who enters into a contract with the agent is actually entering into a contract with the principal.

A Third Person Dealing with the Agent of a Disclosed