What Is the Actual Authority of an Agent in Law?
The agents authority to do things may come from various sources. It may be formally and expressly given in instrument of appointment or it may be given orally. It may be implied by the conduct of the parties or it may be inferred from the nature of the employment of the agent. It may arise from necessity. It may come from a valid ratification by the principle after the event. These sources of the agents authority are only part of the story. Authority the agent may be classified in three ways as either actual, implied, or apparent or ostensible authority. …