Agent exceeding authority: only the authorized portion of an agent's acts binds the principal, not unauthorized acts. When an agent does both authorized and unauthorized acts and the authorized part can be separated from the unauthorized part, only those acts within the agent's authority bind the principal; acts beyond authority do not create principal liability.
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Agent exceeding authority: only the authorized portion of an agent's acts binds the principal, not unauthorized acts.
When an agent does both authorized and unauthorized acts and the authorized part can be separated from the unauthorized part, only those acts within the agent's authority bind the principal; acts beyond authority do not create principal liability.
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