DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.16›TITLE 9. AGENCY 2295-2400›CHAPTER 1. Agency in General 2295-2357›ARTICLE 4. Obligations of Agents to Third Persons 2342-2345

§ 2342

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

One who assumes to act as an agent thereby warrants, to all who deal with him in that capacity, that he has the authority which he assumes.

(Enacted 1872.)

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