When an Agent Breaches a Duty Owed to the Principal

question 20

Multiple Choice

When an agent breaches a duty owed to the principal, the agent may:

• A) not be discharged until the contract has expired.
• B) be discharged without liability in spite of an unexpired contract.
• C) be discharged only if the principal can show actual damage.
• D) not be discharged until contractual damages are paid.

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Definitions:

Volute

A spiral, scroll-like form characteristic of the ancient Greek Ionic and the Roman Composite capital.

Ionic

One of the two systems (or orders) invented in ancient Greece for articulating the three units of the elevation of a classical building: the platform, the colonnade, and the superstructure (entablature). The Ionic order is characterized by, among other features, volutes, capitals, columns with bases, and an uninterrupted frieze. See also Doric.

Greek Column Capital

The topmost element of a column in Greek architecture, varying in design - Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian - and serving both structural and decorative purposes.

Athenian White-Ground Lekythos

A type of ancient Greek vase, often used for storing oil, distinguished by its white background and detailed figural decoration.