Batchelor v Pattinson and Mackersey, 1876 3 R 914
Citation:Batchelor v Pattinson and Mackersey, 1876 3 R 914
Rule of thumb:Can an agent take any measures for their client they see fit if they think they are in the client’s best interests? No, an agent must only take measures with the instruction of the client, or else the agent is potentially liable in damages for doing so to the client & the other party.
Judgment:, ‘the general rule may be fairly state to be that the agent must follow the instructions of his client’, Lord President Inglis
Warning: This is not professional legal advice. This is not professional legal education advice. Please obtain professional guidance before embarking on any legal course of action. This is just an interpretation of a Judgment by persons of legal insight & varying levels of legal specialism, experience & expertise. Please read the Judgment yourself and form your own interpretation of it with professional assistance.