An agent for a particular act or transaction is called a special agent. All others are general agents.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2297
Definition of Agency
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Cignetti v. American Trust Co. (1956)
Most recently applied in Castillo v. Glenair, Inc. (April 2018)
Enacted 1872.
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