ADVERSE-AGENT DOCTRINE

adverse-agent  doctrine.The  rule  that  an  agent’s  knowledge  will  not  be  imputed  to  the

principal  if  the  agent  is  engaged  in fraudulent activities  that  are  concealed  as  part of  the  fraud.

[Cases: Principal and Agent    180.C.J.S. Agency §§ 440, 442.] [Blacks Law 8th]