Civ. Code, § 3318 · Article 1. Damages for Breach of Contract [[3300.] - 3322.
Civ. Code, § 3318
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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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted 1872.
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