LOCAL AGENT
\lˈə͡ʊkə͡l ˈe͡ɪd͡ʒənt], \lˈəʊkəl ˈeɪdʒənt], \l_ˈəʊ_k_əl ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_n_t]\
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One appointed to act as the representative of a corporation and transact its business generally (or business of a particular character) at a given place or within a defined district. See Frick Co. v. Wright, 23 Tex. Civ. App. 340, 55 S. W. 60S: Moore v. Freeman's Nat. Bank, 92 N. C. 594; Western, etc.. Organ Co. v. Anderson, 97 Tex. 432, 79 S. W. 517.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.