California Statutes
§ 2334. — 2334. (Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 457.)
California § 2334.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title9.
Part 4.TITLE 9. AGENCY
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Agency in General
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Mutual Obligations of Principals and Third Persons
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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 2334. (2026).
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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.
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 457.
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