Thomas Regional DirectoryCo., Inc., a Division of Thomas Publishing Company, L.L.C. v. Dragon Products, Ltd.

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice.

This case involves a dispute over the validity of a series of twelve advertising contracts executed by an agent. Although the jury found the agent had apparent authority, the trial court granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict. In two issues, Thomas Regional Directory Co., Inc., a Division of Thomas Publishing Company, L.L.C., (“Thomas”) contends the trial court erred because a duty to ascertain the fact and scope of an agent’s authority by direct inquiry to the principal is not an element of the doctrine of apparent authority, and the general…