Bruton v. Automatic Welding & Supply Corporation

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• holding that trial court clearly erred in finding agency relationship when principal never indicated to third party that supposed agent had authority
• holding that mere loan of a vehicle not manifestation that borrower may act on loaner's account
• treating ratification and apparent authority as two distinct and independent bases for binding a principal
• \After the fact manifestations ... are not evidence that a purported agent had apparent authority.\

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