The “ostensible agent” is one where the principal has intentionally or inadvertently induced third persons to believe that such person was its agent.

An ostensible agent is someone who appears to be working for a company or person, even though they may not have been officially hired or given authority to act ...

Thus, the employer is liable to a third party for damages resulting from an employee's negligence because the employee is held to be an agent of the employer.

11 июл. 2024 г. · Ostensible agency theory is a vicarious liability theory that is traditionally applied to hospitals alone. However, Pennsylvania courts have ...

30 авг. 2023 г. · These are so-called “ostensible agents,” and hospitals can be liable for their conduct whether or not the individual healthcare provider or his ...

The doctrine of “ostensible agency,” allows for the imposition of liability on a person/organization for the actions of its independent contractor.

1 июн. 2020 г. · In California, under a rule premised on the theory of ostensible agency, a hospital may be liable for the negligence of physicians on the ...

What is Ostensible Agency? Civil Code Section 2300 - An agency is ostensible when the principal intentionally, or by want of ordinary care, causes a third ...

Ostensible agency is found when a person who may not necessarily be an agent or employee would reasonably be believed to be an employee of the hospital.

This month's column discusses the implications of the recent Fourth District Court of Appeal decision on ostensible agency and the elements of proof at trial.