X Co. in Montreal retains Y as its purchasing agent to purchase goods from all over the world. If Y, having purchased goods in England, enters into an agreement with a shipping company to ship the goods to Montreal, will Y be in breach of the agency agreement with X Co.?
1) Y will be in breach of the agency agreement because entering his agency agreement with X Co. is specific.
2) Y will not be in breach of his agency agreement with X Co. because X Co. has ratified the shipping contract.
3) Y will not be in breach of his agency agreement with X Co. because he has implied authority to enter into shipping agreements.
4) Y will be in breach of the agency agreement with X Co. because he has no authority to enter into shipping agreements.
5) none of the above
