{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"2339","citation":"Civ. Code, § 2339","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"TITLE 9. AGENCY [2295. - 2400.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Agency in General [2295. - 2357.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-9/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Mutual Obligations of Principals and Third Persons [2330. - 2339.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-4/title-9/chapter-1/article-3"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>A principal is responsible for no other wrongs committed by his agent than those mentioned in the last section, unless he has authorized or ratified them, even though they are committed while the agent is engaged in his service.</p>","text":"A principal is responsible for no other wrongs committed by his agent than those mentioned in the last section, unless he has authorized or ratified them, even though they are committed while the agent is engaged in his service.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/mutual-obligations-of-principals-and-third-persons-2339","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}