Opinion ID: 1709593
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Heading: Acceptance of Actions

Text: Next, CBS and Engelbert argue that the Daubmans ratified or otherwise acquiesced in their actions. On the other hand, the Daubmans contend that they timely disavowed CBS' and Engelbert's actions. However, ratification and acquiescence are concepts involved in determining whether an agent's actions may bind the principal or whether the agent is liable to the principal for damages resulting from an alleged breach of duty. CBS and Engelbert point out that [t]he effect of acquiescence or ratification by the principal is that the agent is released from liability to the principal for its losses. Brief for appellants at 32. See Barta v. Kindschuh, 246 Neb. 208, 518 N.W.2d 98 (1994). However, this theory has no application in the instant case, and the district court did not err in failing to find that the Daubmans ratified or acquiesced in the actions of CBS and Engelbert.