A homeowner hired a contractor to do a roofing reppir job. As part of the job, t

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A homeowner hired a contractor to do a roofing reppir job. As part of the job, the contractor took some broken windows to a glass and glazing company for repairs The windows were fixed and the contractor installed them. In the meantime, the owner was not pleased with the work done on the roof. The contractor and owner mutually agreed to cancel the contract with no payment for the contractor. The glass and glazing company was left unpaid. The glass and glazing firm went to the owner for payment. The owner said that the recovery should be from the contractor. The glass and glazing firm contended that the contractor had acted as an agent for the owner to get the windows fixed Q. Is the owner obligated to pay (was the contractor an agent)?

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No the owner doesn't have an obligation to pay. Because in this case the contractor was not an agent. He was the owner of the job entrusted to him and it was his responsibility to pay for the work that he got done from glass and glazing company.

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