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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 2349

  • UIDca_leginfo_codes:civ-2349
  • CitationCivil Code - CIV - CIV § 2349
  • Court / bodyCalifornia Legislative Counsel
  • Decision dateN/A
  • CollectionPUBINFO_2025
  • SourceOriginal

Summary

An agent, unless specially forbidden by his principal to do so, can delegate his powers to another person in any of the following cases, and in no others: 1. When the act to be done is purely mechanical; 2. When it is such as the agent cannot himself, and the sub-agent can lawful

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An agent, unless specially forbidden by his principal to do so, can delegate his powers to another person in any of the following cases, and in no others:
1.
When the act to be done is purely mechanical;
2.
When it is such as the agent cannot himself, and the sub-agent can lawfully perform;
3.
When it is the usage of the place to delegate such powers; or,
4.
When such delegation is specially authorized by the
principal.

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  • #1 | Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 2349

    An agent, unless specially forbidden by his principal to do so, can delegate his powers to another person in any of the following cases, and in no others: 1. When the act to be done is purely mechanical; 2. When it is such as the agent cannot himself, and the sub-agent can lawfully perform; 3. When it is the usa…