has failed to allege in its amended complaint or establish by affidavits evidence of two of these requirements: acknowledgment by the corporate parents and control. Acknowledgment: MeterLogic has not established the first requirement for an agency relationship because it has not shown that KCPL, KLT, or KLT, Inc. acknowledged that CS or TS (more specifically, Hawley or Dobell) were acting act on their behalf. The rule is clear that “[a]p-parent authority does not arise from the subjective understanding of the person dealing with the purported agent, nor from the appearance created by the purported agent himself; instead, apparent authority exists only where the principal creates the appearance of an agency relationship.” Ja Dan, Inc. v. L-J, Inc., 898 F.Supp. 894, 900 (S.D.Fla.1995) (<HOLDING>); Izquierdo v. Hialeah Hosp., Inc., 709 So.2d
holding that agency relationship existed where principal paid plaintiff directly and written agreement stated agent was signing on behalf of principal holding principal liable to third party for tort of agent despite lack of privity between principal and third party holding that an agent owes a fiduciary duty to his principal holding that a principal is bound by a contract entered into by the principals agent on her behalf if the agent had authority to bind the principal holding a power of attorney allows a principal to convey to an agent the authority to act on its behalf in identified matters