DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 9. AGENCY 2295-2400›CHAPTER 1. Agency in General 2295-2357›ARTICLE 3. Mutual Obligations of Principals and Third Persons 2330-2339

§ 2333

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

When an agent exceeds his authority, his principal is bound by his authorized acts so far only as they can be plainly separated from those which are unauthorized.

(Enacted 1872.)

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