A Principal's Intent to Ratify a Contract

question 21

Multiple Choice

A principal's intent to ratify a contract:

• A) can only be inferred by the agent's actions.
• B) may not be implied by his acts or failure to act.
• C) may be inferred by a court from the fact that the agent accepted the benefits of an unauthorized contract.
• D) may be inferred from the principal's failure to repudiate an unauthorized contract after becoming aware of it.

Understand the contact hypothesis and its implications for reducing stereotyping and improving intergroup relations in organizations.

Understand the importance of self-awareness skills for human services administrators.

Recognize the multiple roles played by supervisors in human services.

Identify ineffective strategies in maximizing field supervision benefits.

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Definitions:

Duty Of Care

The legal obligation to avoid acts or omissions that could foreseeably cause harm to others.

Regulation

Rules or directives made and maintained by an authority to control or govern behavior within a system.

Malicious Prosecution

A tort action based on criminal or quasi-criminal prosecution motivated by ill will toward the accused and lacking reasonable evidential grounds for proceeding.

Qualified Privilege

Exemption from liability for defamatory statements made pursuant to a duty or special interest, so long as the statement was made honestly and without malice and was circulated only to those having a right to know.