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sole-actor doctrine

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A quick definition of sole-actor doctrine:

The sole-actor doctrine is a rule in agency that says if an agent does something wrong, the person they are working for (the principal) is still responsible for knowing about it. This means that even if the agent did something bad on purpose, the principal can't say they didn't know about it.

A more thorough explanation:

The sole-actor doctrine is a rule in agency law that holds a principal responsible for the actions of their agent, even if the agent acted fraudulently. This means that if an agent acts on behalf of their principal in a fraudulent manner, the principal is still held accountable for the agent's actions.

Let's say that John hires Jane to sell his car for him. Jane tells a potential buyer that the car has never been in an accident, even though she knows that it has. The buyer purchases the car and later finds out about the accident. The buyer can sue both Jane and John for fraud, even though John had no knowledge of Jane's misrepresentation.

This example illustrates the sole-actor doctrine because John, as the principal, is held responsible for Jane's fraudulent actions, even though he had no knowledge of them.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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