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 Agency.

236 Sect.

5.

Notice of Termination,

when

necessaiy.

Where

notice unnecessaiy.

In such cases, in the absence of actual by lapse of time or other indications (s), the principal will remain liable to those dealing in good faith with the agent on the assumption that his authority still ratified the agent's acts

(r).

notice, or of constructive notice

continues

(a).

A

mere implied agency, however, may be determined without the necessity of communicating such determination (b), and in the case of termination by the death (c) or bankruptcy of the principal is not necessary that third persons should have notice of the termination, even where the agent has been held out as having authority (d).

it

Byan v. Sarns (1848), 12 Q. B. 460. Staveley v. UzielU (1860), 2 F. & F. 30 Aste v. Montague (1858), 1 F. & 264 Marsden v. City and County Assurance Co. (1865), L. E. 1 C. P. 232. (a) Trueman v. Loder (1840), 11 A. & E. 589. (6) Debenham v. Mellon (1880), 6 App. Cas. 24. (c) Blades v. Free (1829), 9 B. & C. 167. See, however, Drew v. Nunn (1879), 4: Q.B. D. 661. {d) Notice of an available act of bankruptcy is, however, necessary, in order to terminate the principal's authority prior to the date of the receiving order (Bankruptcy Act, 1883 (46 & 47 Yict. c. 52), ss. 43, 49). (r) (s)





AGISTMENT. See Animals.

AGREEMENTS. See Contract, and various

titles in

they occur.

connection with which