The detriment caused by the breach of a warranty of an agent’s authority, is deemed to be the amount which could have been recovered and collected from his principal if the warranty had been complied with, and the reasonable expenses of legal proceedings taken, in good faith, to enforce the act of the agent against his principal.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3318
Damages for Breach of Contract [[3300.] - 3322.]
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 97 Cal. App. 4th 132 - Carver v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (2002)
Most recently applied in 204 Cal. App. 4th 210 - Bates v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc. (March 2012)
Enacted 1872.
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