Act No. 2031 Section 20

Liability of person signing as agent, and so forth.

Section 20

SEC. 20. Liability of person signing as agent, and so forth.— Where the instrument contains or a person adds to his signature words indicating that he signs for or on behalf of a principal, or in a representative capacity, he is not liable on the instrument if he was duly authorized; but the mere addition of words describing him as an agent, or as filling a representative character, without disclosing his"principal, does not exempt him from personal liability.

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