Ms. Maddock frequently sent her maid, Ellen, to the neighborhood drugstore to pu

Question

Ms. Maddock frequently sent her maid, Ellen, to the neighborhood drugstore to purchase various items for her and to have them charged to the Maddock’s account. Ms. Maddock paid the charges each month without question. Suppose in addition to purchasing items for Ms. Maddock, Ellen begins including items for herself without Ms. Maddock’s consent. A few months later, Ms. Maddock discovers the unauthorized purchases. Discuss any obligations Ms. Maddock has related to the unauthorized purchases. If Ellen is fired and continues to make purchases charging them to the Maddock’s account, what obligation does Ms. Maddock’s have to pay the new charges?

Explanation / Answer

Yes, Maddock has the Obligations , this arising out of the will which are voluntary, though may look similar but not Negotiorum gestio. Maddock did not have any internal control in place to check the stoppage of her accounts being used by the ex maid and in the absence of an involuntary obligation/rule she is obliged to pay for her charges to her account, as its arising because of the lack of internal control maddock failed to have.

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