Apparent authority

The authority of an agent is the act which he is allowed or authorised to do by his principal, and which will bind his/her principal. Usually, the principal will only be bound by the act of the agent if the agent acts within his/her authority. There are two types of authority which an agent could rely on, namely actual authority and apparent or ostensible authority.  Actual authority is the authority given by the principal to the agent and could be in written or oral form. The capacity of an

In a quest to explore Christianity, Marshall Petersen began visiting the Sunday school with the encouragement of his wife. I am his Sunday school teacher and upon further communication, I informed him of the high antioxidant qualities of the Muscadine grapes my family’s produce company sells, and I asked him if he might be interested in promoting either the grapes themselves or the various products developed using their seeds. He was interested. The grapes became a hot commodity and over six months

Apparent Authority: Cordero v. Christ Patti Maisner Kaplan University Apparent Authority: Cordero v. Christ Introduction In today’s world, more healthcare facilities are operated by managed care. These types of facilities are use outside contractors to keep costs low. One type of scenario would be anesthesiologists or specialized doctors working at hospitals to treat patients, in doing so, the hospital pays only for time worked instead of having a full-time staff that is

will cause severe emotional distress, and (3) the conduct must in fact cause severe emotional distress. [McGrath at 806]. To prove extreme and outrageous conduct, there are considerations that the conduct must fulfill.[CITE] First, the power or authority the actor has and whether or the actor abused that power. {cite]Second, whether the actor had an illegitimate objective behind their conduct. Third, the actor knows the other person is peculiarly susceptible to emotional distress. [McGrath at 807]

Allocating the Authority to Decide Between a Client and a Lawyer As between client and lawyer: (1) A client and lawyer may agree which

Yes/No/Do not know How can his authority be determined? Fiberi case Is there insufficient information to determine his role? Yes/No In these circumstances, could a purchaser rely on the IMR s129(2)? Yes/No Conclusion: Consider Mario’s position re Part B: Reasonable conclusion

man who exercises authority, there is a man who resists authority” (Wilde). In both readings there were authority figures and there were protestors of such authority. In the Milgram Experiment the man who presented himself in the white lab coat and stood in the same room as the subjects was the authority figure. The Ones’ Who Walked Away From Omelas showcased the people in charge of enforcing the rules of the city, including how the child was supposed to be treated, as the authority figures. Although

After all, what influence does power have on people? It is clear that power varies by definition, but should it have any effect when experienced? Several researchers suggest that power is defined as a relevant approach to obtain some future apparent benefit. According to Polity, “In the state of nature as Hobbes describes it, where trust is nonexistent, one is forced to act as if one's gain were always another's loss” (Read, 1991). In other words, one’s gain must come at a different person’s expense

between General Cummings and his aide Robert Hearn. In their confrontation, Hearn mocks the legitimacy of Cummings’s authority as general. Cummings does his best to assert himself, but he realizes that his power is illegitimate. In examining this conflict, Mailer’s story covers important sociological concepts, including the characterization of symbolism, legitimacy of rational authority, the looking-glass self, the idea of communion, conflict theory, dominance, anomie, mores, and the power hierarchy

and that Anna Bishop has actual authority as Gilbert’s agent to sign the admissions paperwork as is therefore bound by the arbitration agreement therein. We agree with Laurel Creek that Gilbert created an actual agency relationship between him and his wife. According to his sister, Rachel, Gilbert specifically asked that his wife be brought to the nursing home so that she could sign the admissions documents for him, and Anna acted upon that delegation of authority and signed the admissions papers