A factor is an agent who, in the pursuit of an independent calling, is employed by another to sell property for him, and is vested by the latter with the possession or control of the property, or authorized to receive payment therefor from the purchaser.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2026
Factors
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Simpson v. United Oil Company of California (1964)
Most recently applied in 259 Cal. App. 2d 717 - California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau v. Dearing (March 1968)
Enacted 1872.
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