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Section 28 NI Act — Liability of agent signing

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Official PDF page 12

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28. Liability of agent signing.—An agent who signs his name to a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque without indicating thereon that he signs as agent, or that he does not intend thereby to incur personal responsibility, is liable personally on the instrument, except to those who induced him to sign upon the belief that the principal only would be held liable.

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