An agent can never have authority, either actual or ostensible, to do an act which is, and is known or suspected by the person with whom he deals, to be a fraud upon the principal.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2306
Authority of Agents
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Meyer v. Glenmoor Homes, Inc. (1966)
Most recently applied in 90 Cal. App. 4th 1116 - Saks v. Charity Mission Baptist Church (July 2001)
Enacted 1872.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.