CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 3.6-20
Agency Relationship
In various relationships between two or more parties, the law may impose liability upon one
party for the acts of the other. Thus, a principal may be held liable for the actions of its agent
and the relationship between them is called an agency relationship. There are various factors that
you must consider when determining whether an agency relationship exists such that liability can
be imposed upon the principal for the acts of the agent, and it is up to you to make that
determination.
The plaintiff(s) allege that <defendant B> is liable to them because <defendant A> was acting as
<defendant B>’s agent when <defendant A> provided services to plaintiff(s) on <date>. There
are two doctrines that the plaintiff(s) can use to establish that <defendant A> was an agent of
<defendant B>. The first doctrine is called actual agency and the second is called apparent
agency. In a moment, I will instruct you in the elements of both doctrines.
I am instructing you that the plaintiff(s) need only prove agency through one of these two
doctrines.
Provenance
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- jud.ct.gov
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- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
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