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Chapter 26
Law for business chapter 26 definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Principal | Person who appoints another to contract with third parties |
| Agent | Person appointed to contract on behalf of another |
| General agent | Agent authorized to carry out particular kind of business or all business at a place |
| Special agent | Agent authorized to transact specific act or acts |
| Factor or commission merchant | Bailee seeking to sell property on commission |
| Factor del credere | Factor who sells on credit and guarantees price will be paid |
| Broker | Agent with job of bringing two contracting parties together |
| Attorney in fact | General agent appointed by written authorization |
| Express authority | Authority of agent stated in agreement creating agency |
| Implied authority | Agent's authority to do things in order to carry out express authority |
| Customary authority | Authority an agent possesses by custom |
| Apparent authority | Authority an agent is believed to have because of principal's behavior |
| Agency | Contract under which one party is authorized to contract for another |
| Power of attorney | Writing appointing an agent |
| Ratification | Approval of unauthorized act |
| Agency by estoppel | Agency arising when one person leads another to believe third party is agent |
| Independent contractor | One who contracts to do jo and is controlled only by contract as to how performed |