alleryStart learning →A tells B not to sell below a set price, but C, unaware, buys below it from B. A is
Anot bound at all
Bbound by the contract
Centitled to cancel it
Dbound only for half
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. bound by the contract
C did not know of the private limit, and an agent within apparent authority binds the principal.
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