agency by necessity

agency by necessity
An agency created by necessity, that is, by an emergency arising from a particular situation making it necessary or proper for the agent to act without receiving the sanction or authorization of the principal in the matter, for example, the emergency which arises where one deserts his children, leaving them destitute. 3 Am J2d Ag § 19.

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