If an Agent Has,within the Scope of the Agency Relationship,committed

question 60

Multiple Choice

If an agent has,within the scope of the agency relationship,committed both negligent and intentional acts resulting in injury to third parties,the principal:

• A) may be liable even if the agent's acts were unauthorized.
• B) may effectively limit his or her liability to those third parties if the agent has signed a disclaimer absolving the principal from liability.
• C) will be liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior only for the intentional acts of the agent.
• D) will never be criminally liable unless he or she actively participated in the acts.

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Definitions:

Resting Potential

The electrical charge of a neuron when it is not active or transmitting an impulse, representing the difference in electric potential across the neuron's membrane.

All-Or-None

Referring to the fact that a neuron either fires completely or does not fire at all.

Interneurons

Neurons that provide connections between sensory and motor neurons, as well as between themselves, to integrate sensory input and motor output.

Axons

Long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.