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· 1/11/1966

Mayrath Company v. Helgeson

Citations

  • 139 N.W.2d 303
  • 258 Iowa 543
  • 1966 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 709

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding ratification occurred where corporation knew employee accepted settlement agreement and corporation accepted benefit of contract
  • holding ratification occurred where corporation knew employee accepted settlement agreement and corporation accepted benefit of contract
  • acknowledging that “usually the nature and extent of the authority of an agent, and whether his acts ... are within the scope of his authority, are questions of fact”
  • acknowledging that “usually the nature and extent of the authority of an agent, and whether his acts . . . are within the scope of his authority, are questions of fact”
  • acknowledging that “usually the nature and extent of the authority of an agent, and whether his acts . . . are within the scope of his authority, are questions of fact”
  • defining apparent authority to include “that which, although not actually granted, has been knowingly permitted by the principal.”

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Judges: Larson

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