Intermediary Liability Under General Contract Clauses

A lower court had awarded damages to an injured party against a person who acted as an intermediary in a contract, finding this intermediary jointly liable with the primary contracting party based on a general clause in the agreement, despite the intermediary having signed only in a representative capacity. The high court rejected the appeal, reasoning that when an agent signs an agreement, they are personally liable for the contractual obligations unless there is an explicit stipulation to the contrary, and the signature made in an intermediary capacity does not automatically shield them from the specific obligations stipulated in the contract's general clauses.