Pamela Was the Agent in Charge of Distribution and Collections

question 20

Essay

Pamela was the agent in charge of distribution and collections for the Coble Dairy Products Cooperative. Thrower operated a grocery store and purchased dairy products from Coble. Pamela made false invoice sheets, showing delivery to Thrower of greater quantities than Thrower actually had ordered or received. Pamela collected from Thrower on the basis of these increased amounts, and then kept for herself the difference between the increased amounts and the amounts that should have been charged. When Thrower learned of this, he sued Coble for the excess payments he had made. Coble denied that Pamela was its agent in making excess collections. Will Thrower win?

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Definitions:

Understanding Conservation

The cognitive ability to recognize that quantity or amount does not change when its form or appearance is altered.

Cognitive Development

The process by which an individual's ability to think, understand, and interact with the world evolves throughout life.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a concept crucial in the cognitive development of infants.

Formal Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, marked by the ability to think abstractly, reason logically, and plan systematically.