In Cove Management v. AFLAC, Galgano, an independent contractor who solicited insurance business for AFLAC, rented office space from Cove under AFLAC's name. When Galgano defaulted on payments, Cove sued AFLAC contending that Galgano was its agent when he rented the office, so AFLAC was liable. The appeals court held that AFLAC was liable as it had given Galgano apparent authority to make the lease.

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In the case of Cove Management v. AFLAC, the appeals court likely focused on the nature of the relationship between Galgano and AFLAC, specifically whether Galgano had actual or apparent authority to act on behalf of AFLAC. The concept of apparent authority hinges on the actions of the principal (in this case, AFLAC) and whether those actions would lead a reasonable third party (Cove Management) to believe that the agent (Galgano) had the authority to act on behalf of the principal. Without specific details from the case, it's important to note that liability in such cases depends on the specifics of how AFLAC presented Galgano's role to Cove and whether AFLAC's actions could reasonably lead Cove to believe Galgano had the authority to lease the office in AFLAC's name.

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