Texas Estates Code 751.211 – Actual Knowledge of Person When Transactions Conducted Through Employees
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(a) This section applies to a person who conducts a transaction or activity through an employee of the person.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, a person is not considered to have actual knowledge of a fact relating to a durable power of attorney, principal, or agent if the employee conducting the transaction or activity involving the power of attorney does not have actual knowledge of the fact.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 751.211
- Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
(c) For purposes of this chapter, a person is considered to have actual knowledge of a fact relating to a durable power of attorney, principal, or agent if the employee conducting the transaction or activity involving the power of attorney has actual knowledge of the fact.