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Cal. Civ. Code § 2334 — Mutual Obligations of Principals and Third Persons

Cal. Civ. Code § 2334

Type
Statute
Source
California Civil Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

A principal is bound by acts of his agent, under a merely ostensible authority, to those persons only who have in good faith, and without want of ordinary care, incurred a liability or parted with value, upon the faith thereof.

Citator

Cal. Civ. Code § 2334 — Mutual Obligations of Principals and Third Persons is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A principal is bound by acts of his agent, under a merely ostensible authority, to those persons only who have in good faith, and without want of ordinary care, incurred a liability or parted with value, upon the faith thereof.