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Implied Authority

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TitleImplied Authority
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An authority is said to be implied when it is to be inferred from the circumstances of the case; and things spoken or written, or the ordinary course of dealing, may be accounted circumstances of the case.

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A owns a shop in Mymensingh, living himself in Dacca, and visiting the shop occasionally. The shop is managed by B, and he is in the habit of ordering goods from C in the name of A for the purposes of the shop, and of paying for them out of A's Funds with A's knowledge. B has an implied authority from A to order goods from C in the name of A for the purposes of the shop.

[See, section 187, the Contract Act, 1872 (Act No. IX of 1872)].
Created OnSeptember 18, 2011, 5:54 AM
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