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FEBRUARY,2009Q001—AgencyandPartnership

I. DidTasteractwithactualauthoritytobuyMonumentalMuffins’recipefor$4,000?

A.(Rule)Agencyisfiduciaryrelationshipthatdevelopswhen1mani-

festsassenttoanotherthatagentshallactonprincipal’sbehalf

B.(Application)ContractbetweenHanson’sandTastergaveTasterauthor-

itytocontractonbehalfofHanson’stopurchasebakedgoodsrecipesat

lessthan$5,000

C.(Conclusion)TasterhadactualauthoritytocontractwithMonumental

Muffinstopurchaseitsrecipefor$4,000onHanson’sbehalf;Hanson’s

legallyboundbycontract

II.DidTasterhaveapparentauthoritytobuyBakersBonanza’startrecipefor$6,000?

A.(Rule)Apparentauthorityiswhenthirdpartybelievesthatactorhasau-

thoritytoactonbehalfofprincipalandthatbeliefistraceabletoprincipal’s

manifestations

1.Canexistwithorwithoutactualauthority

B.(Application)Taster’scontractwithHanson’ssetcontractlimitforrecipe

purchaseat$5,000

1.Noactualauthoritytoenterintocontractfor$6,000

2.Atconvention,Hanson’stoldbakersthatTasterwasenteringinto

recipecontractswithoutmentionoflimitsonTaster’sauthority,includ-

ingpricelimits

3.PronouncementsmadebyHanson’s

a.GavethirdpartyreasonableexpectationsforTaster’sbehavior

4.Amountinvolvedwasreasonableforrecipes

C.(Conclusion)Tasterhadapparentauthoritytoenterintocontractwith

BakersBonanzatobuyalmond-pecantartrecipefor$6,000onHanson’s

behalf;Hanson’slegallyboundbycontract

III.WasTasteractingwithanyauthoritytopurchaseParisianDelights’cake

recipeineforcopyofHanson’sfruitcakerecipe?

A.(Rule)Iffactssuggestun