Jurgen is a partner in a very successful medical practice in Antigua. Without the authority of the practice, he goes to a pharmaceutical company in Coolidge with whom the firm has had regular previous dealings and orders a supply, worth over $EC 100,000, of a revolutionary new drug which has shown great promise in treating cancer. He made the order on the firms account. The firm has been discussing the purchase of the drug for some time in partners meetings but the majority of the partners felt that they could not justify the expense at the moment.

Discuss the liability of the firm for Jurgens purchase.

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