• Agency in fact is distinguishable from an agency relationship created by law, such as agency by estoppel. [Cases: Principal and Agent 8. C.J.S. Agency §§ 36–40.]
agency in fact
An agency created voluntarily, as by a contract.
• Agency in fact is distinguishable from an agency relationship created by law, such as agency by estoppel. [Cases: Principal and Agent 8. C.J.S. Agency §§ 36–40.]