Agent in Performance

A helper in the performance of a contract.

An agent in performance acts, with the debtor's knowledge and will, in the performance of an obligation. The debtor is liable for that agent's fault as for their own. Thus a company, for example, must answer for the mistakes of the employees it deploys.

The relevant statutes

§ 278 BGB

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Related terms

Vicarious Agent (Tort Law)
Breach of Duty

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