Legal Principle: An agent has an authority (in an emergency) to do all such acts for the purpose of protecting his principal from loss as would be done by a person of ordinary prudence, in his own case, under similar circumstances.
Factual Situation: Sahil appoints Samir as his agent in Kanpur. He orders him to deliver 600 kgs of apples to Mihir who lives in Bhopal. Sahil sends the apples from Kashmir to agent Samir in Kanpur. Samir, instead of sending the same apples to Mihir sold the same apples at higher price to Prashant in Kanpur. He did this because of the bad weather and heavy rainfall, and being aware of the fact that apples would be destroyed entirely if he waits to send them to Bhopal. Now Sahil sues Samir for not sending the apples.
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