Duties and Liabilities of Principals and Agents

1. Read the Agency Handout in the Learning Resources for this module. Identify the duties a principal owes to their agent and the duties an agent owes to their principal. 2. Research the Equal Dignity Rule online. When must an agent’s authority exist in writing? 3. Describe when an agent could have apparent authority in the eyes of a third party. 4. Explain how a principal could ratify an agent’s authority. 5. What is the difference between a disclosed agency/principal, partially disclosed agency/principal, and an undisclosed agency/principal? 6. Briefly describe the “Frolic and Detour” exception to the Respondeat Superior Doctrine.