Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.69]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 9. AGENCY [2295 - 2400]
( Title 9 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 1. Agency in General [2295 - 2357]
( Chapter 1 enacted 1872. ) ARTICLE 3. Mutual Obligations of Principals and Third Persons [2330 - 2339]
( Article 3 enacted 1872. ) 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.
(Enacted 1872.)