Question juridique clé
Whether the 22 September 2000 brokerage agreement was validly ratified despite signature by only one collective-signature director.
Solution extraite
The agreement was validly binding because the conduct of the second authorized officer and later dealings allowed reliance on ratification.
Motifs extraits
A contract concluded without authority can be ratified; ratification may be implied. Under the trust principle, the respondent could rely on the later conduct of the company's authorized officers, especially C.________'s participation and transmission of confidential figures.