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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Issue   Whether principal will be vicariously liable for torts committed by its agent  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Two-part test, Principal will be liable for torts committed by its agent if-   1. A principal-agent relationship exists, and 2. Tort was committed by agent within scope of that relationship  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Principal-agent relationship requires   1. Assent, 2. Benefit, 3. Control  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Principal-agent relationship requires, Assent   Informal agreement b/w principal and agent  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Principal-agent relationship requirement, Benefit   Agent's conduct is for principal's benefit  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Principal-agent relationship requirement, Control   Principal has right to control, by having power to supervise the manner the agents of performance  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Principal-agent relationship requirement, Control- Subagent   Principal will be liable for subagent's tort only if there is assent, benefit, and right to control; Not vicariously liable if do not asset and do not have right to control  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Principal-agent relationship requirement, Control- Borrowed agents   Principal will be liable for borrowed agent's tort only if there is assent, benefit, and right to control; May assent and benefit, but no right to control then not vicariously liable  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Principal-agent relationship, Agents v. Independent contractors   No right to control an independent contractor and no power to supervise its performance  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Principal-agent relationship, Agents v. Independent contractors- Independent contractors   Vicarious liability for independent contractor torts not generally applicable  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Principal-agent relationship, Agents v. Independent contractors- Independent contractors, Exceptions   1. Ultra-hazardous activities, and 2. Estoppel (if you "hold out" independent contractor w/appearance of agency, will be estoppel from denying liability)  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Scope of principal-agent relationship factors, Conduct of the kind   Was conduct "of the kind" agent was hired to perform? Scope of duties, job description  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Scope of principal-agent relationship factors, "On the job"   Frolic v. detour; Frolic= New and independent journey, Detour= Mere departure from a task  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Scope of principal-agent relationship factors, Benefit principal   Did agent intend to benefit the principal? Partial benefit is enough to be within scope  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Intentional torts, G/R   Intentional torts like battery or assault are outside the scope  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Torts of Agent Respondeat superior or Vicarious liability: Intentional torts, Exceptions   Intentional tort w/in scope if conduct was- 1. Specifically authorized, or 2. Natural from nature of job, or 3. Motivated to serve the principal  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Issue   Whether principal is liable for Ks entered into by its agents?  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Test   Principal liable for Ks entered into by agent only if the principal authorized agent to enter K  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual express authority   Principal used words to express authority to agent  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual express authority, G/R   Actual express authority can be oral and private  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual express authority, Exception- Equal dignities   If K must be in writing (SoF or land), so too must the express authority be written  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual express authority, Revoked   1. Unilateral act of either principal or agent, or 2. Death or incapacity of principal  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual express authority, Revoked- Exception   Principal gives a durable ("Survives") power of attorney (written expression of authority to enter a transaction)  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual express authority, Narrowly construed   Narrowly tailored to actual words used  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual implied authority   Authority which principal gives agent through conduct or circumstances  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual implied authority, Necessity   Implied authority to do all tasks; Necessary to accomplish an express task (i.e. close the deal, allows renting a conference room to do so)  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual implied authority, Custom   Implied authority to do all tasks; Customarily performed by persons with the agent's title or position (i.e. lawyer)  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Actual implied authority, Prior acquiescence by principal   Implied authority to do all tasks; Which agent reasonably believes to have been authorized from prior practice with, and acquiescence by, principal (i.e. history of acquiescence)  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Apparent authority   1. Principal "cloaked" agent with appearance of authority, and 2. Third party reasonably relies on appearance of authority  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Ratification   Authority can be granted after contract has been entered if- 1. Principal has knowledge of all material facts regarding K, and 2. Principal accepts its benefit  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Types of authority: Ratification, Exception   Cannot alter the terms of the K  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Rules of liability on K: G/R   Principal is liable on its authorized K, and authorized agent is NOT liable  
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Agency- Liability of Principal for Contracts Entered By Agents; Rules of liability on K: Exception, Undisclosed principal   If principal is partially disclosed (only the identity of principal concealed) or undisclosed (fact of principal concealed), authorized agent may nonetheless be liable at the election of the third party  
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Duties Agent Owes To Principal- Reasonable compensation and reimbursement; Agents owes principals   1. Duty of reasonable care, 2. Duty to obey reasonable instructions (not lie/break law), 3. Duty of loyalty  
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Agency- Duties Agent Owes To Principal; Reasonable compensation and reimbursement: Agents owes principals, Duty of loyalty   Agent may never do any of the following- 1. Self-dealing (Agent cannot receive benefit to detriment of principal), 2. Usurping principal's opportunity, 3. Secret profits (Making a profit at principal's expense without disclosure)  
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Partnership- General partnership formation; Formalities   No formalities to being a general partnership  
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Partnership- General partnership formation; Definition   Association of 2 or more persons who are carrying on as co-owners of a business for profit  
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Partnership- General partnership formation; Key factor   Sharing of profits; Partners contribute money or services for a share of profits, if any, the contribution of money or services in return for share of the profits, if any, creates a presumption that general partnership exists  
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Partnership- Liabilities of general partners to third parties; Agency principles apply   Partners are agents of partnership for apparently carrying on usual partnership business; General partnership is liable for each partner's torts in scope of partnership business and for each partner's authorized Ks  
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Partnership- Liabilities of general partners to third parties; Debts   Each general partner is personally liable for all debts of partnership and for each co-partner's torts  
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Partnership- Liabilities of general partners to third parties; Debts: Incoming partner's liability for pre-existing debts   No direct personal liability, but capital contributed can be used for that purpose  
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Partnership- Liabilities of general partners to third parties; Debts: Dissociating (withdrawing) partner's liability for subsequent debts   Partner retains liability until actual notice of dissociation is give to creditor, or until 90 days after filing "notice of dissociation" with state  
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Partnership- Liabilities of general partners to third parties; General partnership liability by estoppel   One who represent to a third party that a general partnership exists will be liable as if a general partnership exists  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; General partners are fiduciaries of each other and partnership   General partners owe to each other and partnership a duty of loyalty- Meaning general partners may never engage in self-dealing, USUPR partnership opportunities, and make secret profit at partnership's expense  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; General partners are fiduciaries of each other and partnership: Action for accounting   Partnership may now bring action to recoup losses, or to account for profits made by breaching partner (disgorge)  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; Partner's rights in partnership property and liquidity: Specific partnership assets   Land, leases, equipment, trucks, cars owned only by partnership, and cannot be transferred by any individual partner  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; Partner's rights in partnership property and liquidity: Share of profits   Personal property owed by individual partner, and can be transferred (i.e. inherited)  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; Partner's rights in partnership property and liquidity: Share in management   Not personal property, and cannot be transferred, partnership interest is relatively illiquid, only profits are personal property  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; Partner's rights in partnership property and liquidity: Fact pattern   In order to determine whether fact pattern involves property owned by partnership or personal property owned by an individual partner  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; Partner's rights in partnership property and liquidity: Fact pattern, Test   Whose money was used to buy property, if partnership money was used, the property is partnership, if personal funds were used, it becomes personal property  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; Management   Absent an agreement, each partner is entitled to equal control (vote); Majority vote= enough for ordinary affairs, Unanimous vote= required for fundamental partnership matters  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; Salary   Absent an agreement, partners get no salary  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; Salary: Exception   Compensation for helping to "wind up"  
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Partnership- Rights and liabilities b/w general partners; Partner's share of profits and losses   Absent an agreement- 1. Profits shared equally, 2. Losses shared like profits  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Key definitions: Dissolution   In absence of an agreement that specifies events of dissolution, a general partnership dissolves upon notice of the express will of any one general partner to dissociate  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Key definitions: The real end of partnership   Termination  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Key definitions: Winding up   Remaining partners liquidate assets to satisfy creditors  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Partnership's liability: Old business   The partnership and therefore its individual general partners retain liability on- All transactions entered to wind up old business with existing creditors  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Partnership's liability: New business   The partnership and therefore its individual general partners retain liability on brand new transaction during winding up until- Notice of dissolution is given, but liability terminates 90 days after filing "statement of dissolution"  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Priority of distribution   Each level satisfied before beginning next  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Priority of distribution: Order of priority   1. Pay all creditors, 2. Repay all capital contributions paid into partnership by partners, 3. Profits or losses  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Priority of distribution: Order of priority, Creditors   1. Trade creditors, suppliers, and 2. Partners who loaned money  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Priority of distribution: Order of priority, Capital contributions   Money paid in by partners (not loans) not for any fixed rate of interest  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Priority of distribution: Order of priority, Profits/losses   Any money remaining, shared equally in the absence of an agreement  
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Partnership- General partnership dissolution; Priority of distribution: Rule   Each partner must be repaid his/her loans and capital contributions, plus that partner's share of any profits, or minus that partner's share of any losses  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited partnerships   A partnership with at least 1 general partner and at least 1 limited partner, dual liability/limited liability forms  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited partnerships: Formation   Limited liability forms must file "limited partnership certificate" that includes names of all general partners  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited partnerships: Liability and control, General partners   General (substantial managerial) control, and general liability  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited partnerships: Liability and control, Limited partners (majority)   Have limited liability, not liable for obligations of other partners or partnership. The law in most states, and for this bar exam, is still that a limited partner may not manage the business without forfeiting limited liability  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited partnerships: Liability and control, Limited partners- Revised uniform limited partnership act (minority)   Limited partners may manage without forfeiting limited liability  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Registered limited liability partnership (RLLP): Formation   Must file "statement of qualification" and annual reports  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Registered limited liability partnership (RLLP): Liabilities   No partner is liable for partnership obligations, but they are liable for own wrongdoing, or wrongdoing of those under their direct supervision  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited liability companies (LLC): Defined   A hybrid b/w corporation and partnership in which owners who are called members have limited liability and also benefits of partnership tax treatment  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited liability companies (LLC): Formation requirements   Organizers must file articles of organization and adopt an operating agreement  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited liability companies (LLC): Control   Owners (members) control, but may delegate to a team of managers  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited liability companies (LLC): Limited liquidity   A full membership interest may not be transferred without unanimous consent of all members, or as provided in the operating agreement  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited liability companies (LLC): Limited life   The articles of organization or operating agreement must indicate events of dissolution  
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Partnership- Alternative unincorporated business organizations; Limited liability companies (LLC): LLC=   Limited liability + limited liquidity + limited life + Limited tax  
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