subagent

subagent
/sabeyjant/ A party to whom an agent delegates his or her authority. An under-agent; a substituted agent; an agent appointed by one who is himself an agent. A person appointed by an agent to perform some duty, or the whole of the business, relating to his agency. A person employed by an agent to assist him in transacting the affairs of his principal. But a mere servant of an agent is not a "subagent." Gulf Refining Co. v. Shirley, Tex.Civ.App., 99 S.W.2d 613, 615.
A subagent is a person appointed by an agent empowered to do so, to perform functions undertaken by the agent for the principal, but for whose conduct the agent agrees with the principal to be primarily responsible. Restatement, Second, Agency, No. 5.
See also agent
+ subagent
One authorized by agent to help perform functions for principal. Generally, absent express or implied authority, an agent has no authority to appoint a subagent.
The subagent is subject to control by both agent and principal. Restatement, Second, Agency No. 5.

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