UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV2803
Apparent authority.
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of principal] is liable for [describe act or omission] by [name of officer/employee/agent]. To succeed on this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following:
(1) [name of principal] acted in a way that would cause a reasonable person to believe that [name of principal] consented to or knowingly permitted [name of officer/employee/agent]'s conduct; and
(2) at the time of [name of officer/employee/agent]'s conduct, [name of plaintiff] knew of [name of principal]'s acts; and
(3) [name of plaintiff] did in fact believe that [name of officer/employee/agent] had the authority to [describe act or omission].
However, if [name of plaintiff] knew of the real scope of [name of officer/employee/agents]'s authority in time to avoid the harm, then [name of principal] is not liable for [name of officer/employee/agent]'s conduct.
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
- Content hash
15330fac4c34f305871e80ba72c0c4f39ac35c44efce82ca96f2eaa1feaead86
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