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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273›TITLE 9. AGENCY 2295-2400›CHAPTER 1. Agency in General 2295-2357›ARTICLE 3. Mutual Obligations of Principals and Third Persons 2330-2339

§ 2339

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A principal is responsible for no other wrongs committed by his agent than those mentioned in the last section, unless he has authorized or ratified them, even though they are committed while the agent is engaged in his service.

(Enacted 1872.)

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