ostensible agent

ostensible agent
ostensible agent see agent

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

ostensible agent
One who has the apparent authority to act for another. (See also: apparent authority)
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Buying or Selling a Business
Category: Employment Law & HR → Human Resources

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

ostensible agent
n.
   a person who has been given the appearance of being an employee or acting (an agent) for another (principal), which would make anyone dealing with the ostensible agent reasonably believe he/she was an employee or agent. This could include giving the ostensible agent stationery or forms of the company, letting him/her use the company truck, telephone or desk in the company office. Businesses should be careful not to allow such situations in which an ostensible agent could bind the business on a contract or make the apparent employer responsible for damages for an accident, libel or assault by the "agent."

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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