Does a principal have authority to compel an agent to act on his account?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Forgeron Inc. v. Hansen, 149 Cal.App.2d 352, 308 P.2d 406 (Cal. App. 1957):
'* * * The fact that the principal is willing that another shall act on his account and that the other so believes does not create authority; there must be a manifestation by conduct originating from the principal and coming to the knowledge of the agent.'
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