A factor has ostensible authority to deal with the property of his principal as his own, in transactions with persons not having notice of the actual ownership.
Cal. Civ. Code § 2369
Factors
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Pacific Finance Corp. v. Foust (1955)
Most recently applied in Pacific Finance Corp. v. Foust (July 1955)
Enacted 1872.
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