Read Each of the Following Separately

question 42

Multiple Choice

Read each of the following separately. In which one of the following cases would the corporation not be bound by the contract made?

• A) Jones, without the knowledge or authorization of Corporation A, approached one of their suppliers claiming to be an employee of Corporation A. He selected several valuable watches and took them with him, putting the bill on Corporation A's account. No one in Corporation A had ever heard of Jones before.
• B) Contrary to company policy, Gore, the purchasing agent for the corporation, contracted for supplies by using the green form instead of using the blue form.
• C) Brian, a purchasing agent for the corporation for ten years, was fired for just cause. The next day, he visited suppliers as usual and contracted for the corporation as usual. They had not been told that he had been fired.
• D) Kim, an agent for a small closely held corporation which sold Canadian art, had authority to purchase some photographs of Clayoquot Sound, but instead she bought several oil paintings of the sea. When they were sent to the store, they were sold immediately.
• E) A salesperson working for a corporation operating a car dealership sold a car and took a trade-in without first getting approval of the manager as required in his employment contract.

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