Meretta v. Peach

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that an agency relationship may arise “when there is a manifestation by the principal that the agent may act on his account”
• stating that an agent’s apparent authority must be traceable to the principal and cannot be established by the conduct of the purported agent
• explaining that “[a]pparent authority may arise when acts and appearances lead a third person reasonably to believe that an agency relationship exists” but that it “must be traceable to the principal and cannot be established by the acts and conduct of the agent”
• explaining that “[a]pparent authority may arise when acts and appearances lead a third person reasonably to believe that an agency relationship exists” but that it “must be traceable to the principal and cannot be established by the acts and conduct of the agent”
• “An agency relationship may arise when there is a manifestation by the principal that the agent may act on his account.”
• “An agent has implied authority from his principal to do business in the principal’s behalf in accordance with the general custom, usage and procedures in that business.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).