Daniel had been the owner of a restaurant, which is named Daniel Restaurant, before he sold the restaurant to Eddy two years ago (‘the sale’).Ever since the restaurant started business, all the food of the restaurant has been supplied by Mary. Mary has only dealt with Daniel regarding the sale and the settlement of the price relating to the food supplied to the restaurant.After the sale, Daniel continued to work in the restaurant in the same way as he used to do. The name of the restaurant remained the same as before and Daniel was still the holder of the business certificate and the licence of the restaurant.Last week, the restaurant failed to settle the price for some of the food. Mary had no knowledge that the business of the restaurant had changed hands and that Eddy was the true owner of the restaurant (‘the facts’) until Daniel told her the facts this morning for the first time.Required:In relation to agency law, advise Mary as to the proper persons against whom legal action may be commenced for the recovery of the price.(10 marks)
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