adverse agent doctrine

adverse-agent doctrine. The rule that an agent’s knowledge will not be imputed to the principal if the agent is engaged in fraudulent activities that are concealed as part of the fraud. [Cases: Principal and Agent 180. C.J.S. Agency §§ 440, 442.]

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