15. Which of the following is true of a person\'s capacity to be a principal or

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15. Which of the following is true of a person's capacity to be a principal or agent?

A. A principal must have the capacity to do the acts for which the agent has been retained

B. To be an agent, a person must have the ability to make his own contracts, independent of the principal.

C. To be an agent, a person must have the capacity to perform non-delegable obligations for the principal.

D. Any duty that a principal has the capacity to perform can be delegated to an authorized agent.

E. None of the above answers is correct.   

16. For an employee to recover under a workers’ compensation system what percentage of negligence must the employer be found guilty of?

A. Employer must be 51% negligent for the injury

B. Employer must be more than 30% negligent for the injury

C. There is no requirement for a finding of employer negligence

D. Any degree of employer negligence is sufficient  

Explanation / Answer

15. A. A principal must have the capacity to do the acts for which theagent has been retained.

A person has the capacity to be a principal if that person hascapacity to do the acts for which the agent has been retained.

16. B. Employer must be more than 30% negligent for the injury

The pure rule reduces the plaintiff's damages by the amount that he contributed to his own injury. Thus, if a plaintiff has been judged to be 30% at fault, then his reward will be reduced by 30%.

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