MUTTAIYA CHETTY v. KARUPAIYA KANKANI

MUTTAIYA CHETTY v. KARUPAIYA KANKANI.

D. C., Colombo, 14,404.

Principal and agent-Power of attorney-Appointment of two persons to act jointly-Authority of one agent to bind his principal by promissory: notes made by himself only-Personal introduction of agent by principal to creditor-Notice of existence of power of attorney-Duty of creditor.

Where a power of attorney appointed two persons to act jointly and to sign promissory notes, and the principal personally introduced one of his agents to the plaintiff and requested the plaintiff to supply him with money and cloth, and in the course of such introduction disclosed to the plaintiff that such agent had been appointed by a written instrument,-

Held, in an action brought by the plaintiff against the principal, (1) that under the power of attorney granted, one of the agents only could not bind the principal by promissory notes signed by himself alone; (2) that an authority to an agent to borrow money and purchase goods on behalf of his principal does not include an authority to sign promissory notes; and (3) that as the plaintiff took the agent's promissory notes, after he was aff

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