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Wis JI-Civil 4020
Agent's Duties Owed to Principal
An agent occupies a position of trust and confidence with respect to his or her
principal and is under obligation to exercise good faith, reasonable diligence, and standard
skill in the performance of his or her duties in behalf of, and in following the directions of,
his or her principal. These obligations compel the agent to discharge his or her duties with
absolute fidelity and loyalty to the interests of his or her principal; to keep his or her principal
informed with respect to, and to make full disclosure to him or her of, all material facts that
affect the subject of his or her agency; to consult with him or her on emergency
developments, if opportunity exists to do so; to exercise the skill and care standard for such
employment in the community; in all respects, to discharge faithfully his or her duties, so as
to protect and serve the best interests of his or her principal.
History
Wis JI-Civil 4020 (1994). ©1994, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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