Section 2.28 Implied Agency

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C. (§2.28) Implied Agency

The marital relationship does not alone empower either spouse to act as agent for the other and, absent proof of fact or other circumstances showing agency, the power to act as agent for the nonparticipating spouse will not be inferred. See Fuller v. Lloyd, 714 S.W.2d 698 (Mo. App. W.D. 1986); Twin Bridges Constr. Co. v. Ferner, 700 S.W.2d 534 (Mo. App. S.D. 1985). In Twin Bridges, the wife did not participate in any negotiations, was not present while they were being conducted...