Restatement of the Law Third,

Agency

This work offers valuable guidance on business relationships, including those between officers and corporations, employees and employers, and real estate and other specialized agents and their clients. Application of agency doctrines to organizations is discussed at length with useful illustrations. Restatement of the Law Second, Agency, is now out of print and has been completely superseded by Restatement of the Law Third, Agency.

Volume 1 covers principles of attribution, creation and termination of authority and agency relationships, ratification, and notifications and notice. Volume 2 covers contracts and other transactions with third parties, torts-liability of agent and principal, and duties of agent and principal to each other.

Reporter:
Deborah A. DeMott, Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC

Summary of Contents

Volume 1 (§§ 1.01 to 5.04)

Foreword

Chapter 1. Introductory Matters
Topic 1. Definitions and Terminology

Chapter 2. Principles of Attribution
Topic 1. Actual Authority
Topic 2. Apparent Authority
Topic 3. Respondeat Superior
Topic 4. Related Doctrines

Chapter 3. Creation and Termination of Authority and Agency Relationships
Topic 1. Creating and Evidencing Actual Authority
Topic 2. Creating Apparent Authority
Topic 3. Capacity to Act as Principle or Agent
Topic 4. Termination of Agent’s Power
Topic 5. Agents With Multiple Principals

Chapter 4. Ratification

Chapter 5. Notification and Notice

Volume 2 ( §§ 6.01 to 8.15)

Chapter 6. Contracts And Other Transactions With Third Parties
Topic 1. Parties to Contracts
Topic 2. Rights, Liabilities, and Defenses

Chapter 7. Torts-Liability Of Agent And Principal
Topic 1. Agent’s Liability
Topic 2. Principal’s Liability

Chapter 8. Duties Of Agent And Principal To Each Other
Topic 1. Agent’s Duty to Principal
Topic 2. Principal’s Duties to Agent

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