California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 9 — Agency, Chapter 1 — Agency in General, Article 3 — Mutual Obligations of Principals and Third Persons, Section 2331
A principal is bound by an incomplete execution of an authority, when it is consistent with the whole purpose and scope thereof, but not otherwise.
Notes
Establishes that a principal is bound by an agent's incomplete execution of granted authority when that incomplete execution is consistent with the authority's whole purpose and scope. Bars binding effect when the incomplete execution is not consistent with that entire purpose and scope, making consistency the controlling condition.
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