A Person Who Purports to Act as Agent for a Principal

question 18

True/False

A person who purports to act as agent for a principal whom both the agent and the third party know to be wholly incompetent is personally liable on a contract entered into with a third person on behalf of such a principal.

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Definitions:

Bradwell v. Illinois

An 1873 Supreme Court case that upheld a decision denying Myra Bradwell the right to practice law, based on her gender.

Property Rights

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Fourteenth Amendment

is an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, which included former slaves, and provides all citizens with equal protection under the laws.

Scalawag

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