In Order to Establish the Validity of an Agency Relationship

question 73

Multiple Choice

In order to establish the validity of an agency relationship where circumstances involve agency by estoppel,which of the following would a court require confirmation of?

• A) adoption by the principal of a contract the agent lacked authority to enter at the time
• B) circumstances that necessitated acting without authority from the principal
• C) agreement by the third party to be bound by commitments made to the agent
• D) principal's actions readily viewed by outsiders as denoting an existing agency relationship