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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-6-54. Effect of undisclosed principal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-6-54. Effect of undisclosed principal.

If an agent shall fail to disclose his principal, when discovered, the person dealing with the agent may go directly upon the principal under the contract, unless the principal shall have previously accounted and settled with the agent.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2175; Code 1868, § 2171; Code 1873, § 2197; Code 1882, § 2197; Civil Code 1895, § 3024; Civil Code 1910, § 3596; Code 1933, § 4-305.