express agency
An actual agency arising from the principal’s written or oral authorization of a person to act as the principal’s agent. Cf. implied agency. [Cases: Principal and Agent 96. C.J.S. Agency §§ 148–149.]
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implied agency
An actual agency arising from the conduct by the principal that implies an intention to create an agency relationship. Cf. express agency. [Cases: Principal and Agent 99. C.J.S. Agency §§ 153–164.]
express authority
Authority given to the agent by explicit agreement, either orally or in writing. — Also termed stipulated authority. [Cases: Principal and Agent 96. C.J.S. Agency §§ 148–149.]
statute of limitations
statute of limitations. 1. A law that bars claims after a specified period; specif., a statute establishing a time limit for suing in a civil case, based on the date when the claim accrued (as when the injury occurred or was discovered). • The purpose of such a statute is to require diligent prosecution of
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customary law
customary law. Law consisting of customs that are accepted as legal requirements or obligatory rules of conduct; practices and beliefs that are so vital and intrinsic a part of a social and economic system that they are treated as if they were laws. — Also termed consuetudinary law. “In contrast with the statute, customary law
confidential source
confidential source. A person who provides information to a law-enforcement agency or to a journalist on the express or implied guarantee of anonymity. • Confidentiality is protected both under the Federal Freedom of Information Act (for disclosures to law enforcement) and under the First Amendment (for disclosures to jour-nalists). [Cases: Witnesses 196.1, 216(4).C.J.S. Witnesses §§
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actual authority
Authority that a principal intentionally confers on an agent or authority that the agent reasonably believes he or she has as a result of the agent’s dealings with the principal. • Actual authority can be either express or implied. — Also termed real authority. [Cases: Principal and Agent 96, 99. C.J.S. Agency §§ 148–149, 153–164.]
communication
communication. 1. The expression or exchange of information by speech, writing, gestures, or conduct; the process of bringing an idea to another’s perception. 2. The information so expressed or exchanged. conditionally privileged communication. A defamatory statement made in good faith by a person with an interest in a subject to someone who also has an
negotiorum gestio
negotiorum gestio (ni-goh-shee-or-[schwa]m jes-chee-oh), n. [Latin “management of another’s affairs”] Roman & civil law. A quasi-contractual situation in which an actor (negotiorum gestor) manages or interferes in the business transaction of another person (dominus negotii) in that person’s absence, without authority but out of concern or friendship. La. Civ. Code art. 2292. • By such