Principal liability for apparent authority: a principal is bound when conduct induces belief the agent had authority. When an agent, without authority, has done acts or incurred obligations to third persons on behalf of his principal, the principal is bound by such acts or obligations if he has by his words or conduct induced such third persons to believe that such acts and obligations were within the scope of the agent's authority.
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Principal liability for apparent authority: a principal is bound when conduct induces belief the agent had authority.
When an agent, without authority, has done acts or incurred obligations to third persons on behalf of his principal, the principal is bound by such acts or obligations if he has by his words or conduct induced such third persons to believe that such acts and obligations were within the scope of the agent's authority.
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