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sheilaspns

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Actual authority give the agent:
 a. no real authority
  b. the power and right to change the principal's legal status
  c. the power and right to make all decisions for the principal, even on matters where the agent does not have authority
  d. a 50 ownership share in all the principal's assets e. none of the other choices are correct

Question 2

Preexisting Duty. The state of Connecticut offered a 20,000 reward to anyone giving information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for the murder of a man who was killed during the course of a robbery. Robert DePretis, a private investigator hired by an attorneyJoseph Gallicchiorepresent ing a codefendant in the case, obtained a written and signed confession from James Avis, in which Avis admitted responsibility for the murder, and delivered the confession to the state police. This information eventually led to Avis's arrest, and Avis was later convicted for the crime. When DePretis tried to obtain the reward money, the state claimed, among other things, that DePretis was not eligible to collect the reward because, as Gallicchio's private investigator, he had a preexisting duty to investigate and report information relating to the crime. DePretis argued that although he commenced his activity in this matter as a result of his relationship with the attorney, he had no dutyas a police officer wouldto continue his investigations. What will the court decide? Discuss.



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juwms

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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Preexisting duty
The court held that DePretis was entitled to the 20,000 reward. The court found that although DePretis had originally undertaken his activity as a result of his relationship with Gallicchio, his continued activity was not the result of the type of preexisting duty applicable to a police officer. DePretis had no duty to obtain the confession, but rather his actions were induced by the reward, and he was entitled to it.




sheilaspns

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Gracias!


steff9894

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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