In an agency at will, when one party exercises the power to terminate in violation of the right to terminate, the other party:
A) is left without a remedy.
B) may recover monetary damages in a breach of contract suit.
C) may recover specific performance only terminating the contract.
D) can recover only if the relationship was not based on mutual consent.

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An agency at will gives each party the power to terminate even if there is no contractual right to do so. This doctrine of agency at will stems from the judicial reluctance to force people to continue personal relationships against their will. But whenever one party exercises the power to terminate in violation of the right to terminate, the other party may recover monetary damages in a breach of contract suit.

In an Agency at Will, When One Party Exercises the Power