implied agency
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 79 U.S. 681 - Bronson's Executor v. Chappell · 1870Most cited · 72 citing opinions
Where written evidence of their appointment is not required, it may be implied from circumstances. These circumstances are the acts of the agent and their recognition, or acquiescence, by the principal. The same considerations fix the category of the agency and the limits of the authority conferred.
How often courts cite the case defining “implied agency”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “implied agency” — 69 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.