Principal Resources Corporation Contracts with Quality Construction to Build an Addition

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Essay

Principal Resources Corporation contracts with Quality Construction to build an addition to Principal's corporate office building.Quality contracts with Rite Supply Company for materials for the addition but refuses to pick up the materials.Meanwhile,Principal hires Skye,a certified public accountant,to work in its cost-accounting division as an employee,with no authority to hire or supervise others.Skye asks Theo,an outside experienced accountant,to advise her on certain accounting procedures but fails to pay Theo for the service.Principal also contracts with Uma,a salesperson,to solicit orders for its products in a designated territory.Uma obtains an order from Verity Industries,Inc. ,which is assured the order will be filled soon.But Uma does not follow through with the paperwork and fails to submit the order to Principal.Verity suffers a loss.Rite Supply,Theo,and Verity Industries claim Principal is liable under agency law.Discuss fully whether an agency relationship was created by Principal with Quality Construction,Skye,or Uma.

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Definitions:

Environmental Review Process

A systematic assessment conducted to determine the potential environmental impacts of proposed projects, policies, or legislation before they are allowed to proceed.

Federal Legislation

Laws enacted by the federal government or Congress that apply to the entire country and supersede state laws in areas of federal jurisdiction.

Fixtures

Items that are attached to the property in such a way that they become part of the real estate and are legally considered to be a part of the property.

Priority of Creditors

The legal principle determining the order in which creditors are paid in the event of a debtor's bankruptcy or liquidation of assets.