• 1997 - Agency - Burden of Proof
  • C-55.10
    • Burden Of Proof
    • Legal Entities
  • It is presumed that people act for themselves and not as agents. When agency is disputed, the one asserting agency must establish it by clear and convincing evidence. How a principal and agent describe their relationship does not control whether an agency existed.
    • Farmers Union Oil Co. v. Wood, 301 NW2d 129 (ND 1980)
    • Hector v. Metro Centers, Inc., 498 NW2d 113 (ND 1993)
    • Johnson v. Prod. Credit Ass'n of Fargo, 345 NW2d 371 (ND 1984)
    • Pfliger v. Peavey Co., 310 NW2d 742 (ND 1981)
    • Red River Commodities, Inc. v. Kelly Eidesness, 45
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