Preface | |
About the Author | |
Table of Cases | |
Introduction to Agency and Business Organizations | |
Introduction | |
Agency Concepts and Definitions | |
Agent | |
General Agent | |
Special Agent | |
Principal Master and Servant Independent Contractor | |
Power of Attorney | |
Agency Creation | |
Elements of an Agency Relationship | |
Consent of the Parties | |
Capacity of the Parties to Act No Written Agreement | |
Required No Exchange of Consideration | |
Required Proper Purpose | |
Creating the Agency Relationship | |
Express Agreement Implied | |
Agreement Conduct of the Principal/Agent Ratification Estoppel | |
Agency Relationship | |
Agent Authority | |
Actual Authority | |
Apparent Authority | |
Inherent Agency Authority | |
Agent+s Duties to the Principal Duty to Perform Reasonable | |
Care Fiduciary | |
Duty Remedies Available to Principal | |
Principal+s Duties to the Agent | |
Duty to Compensate | |
Duty to Cooperate | |
Duty of Care Indemnification | |
Principal+S Liability To Third Parties | |
Principal+s Liability under Contracts | |
Liability of the Principal for Torts of the Agent | |
Respondeat Superior Acts | |
Intended by the Principal Negligence or Recklessness by the Principal | |
Agent+S Liability To Third Parties | |
Agent+s Liability to Third Parties under Contracts | |
Agent+s Liability for Torts and Crimes | |
Agency Termination | |
Expiration of Agency | |
Term Fulfillment of Agency Purpose | |
Death or Incapacity of Principal or Agent | |
Change in Circumstances+Impossibility of Performance | |
Act or Agreement of the Parties Renunciation by Agent | |
Revocation of Authority by Principal Termination of Apparent Authority | |
Agency And Business Organizations | |
Business Organizations as Entities Sole | |
Proprietorships General Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships | |
Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability | |
Limited Partnerships | |
Limited Liability Companies Corporations | |
The Paralegal+S Role | |
Resources | |
Agency Treatises Online Resources on Agency Law Online Companion | |
Summary | |
Sole Proprietorships | |
Introduction | |
Sole Proprietorship Defined | |
Sole Proprietorships In The United States | |
Advantages Of Doing Business As A Sole Proprietor | |
Full Management Authority | |
Minimal Formalities and Regulatory and Reporting Requirements | |
Low Cost of Organization | |
Income Tax Benefits | |
Ease of Discontinuing Business | |
Disadvantages Of Doing Business As A Sole Proprietor | |
Unlimited Liability Lack of Business | |
Continuity No Diversity in Management Limited | |
Ability to Attract Highly Qualified Employees | |
Difficulty in Transferring Proprietary | |
Interest Limited Ability to Raise Capital | |
Operation Of The Sole Proprietorship | |
Using an Assumed Name, Trade Name, or Fictitious Name | |
Hiring Employees and Using Tax | |
Identification Numbers | |
Sales Tax Permits | |
Licensing Registering | |
Intellectual Property | |
The Paralegal+S Role | |
Resources | |
United States | |
Small Business Administration | |
State and Local Government Offices | |
State Statutes Secretaries of State and State Tax Information Internal Revenue Service | |
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | |
Additional Online Information and Advice for Sole Proprietors and Small Business | |
Owners Online Companion | |
Summary | |
General Partnerships | |
Introduction | |
An Introduction To General Partnerships | |
Partnership Defined Partnerships in the United States Law Governi | |
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