Questão jurídica principal
Whether the agreement between C.________ and A.________ was a contract of commission and whether the appellant breached his duty of care.
Decisão extraída
The parties concluded a commission contract; the appellant failed to exercise the diligence required in selecting and dealing with the foreign counterparty, and his breach caused the loss.
Fundamentação extraída
The respondent acted through C.________ as indirect representative. The promised exchange of currency for a commission falls within Art. 425 CO. The appellant accepted a highly suspicious transaction, failed to take basic precautions, and did not prove absence of fault; the loss was adequately caused by that breach.