GroundRules
CIV § 2349
Where this section sits in the code
- Civil Code - CIV
- DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]
- PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]
- TITLE 9. AGENCY [2295. - 2400.]
- CHAPTER 1. Agency in General [2295. - 2357.]
- ARTICLE 5. Delegation of Agency [2349. - 2351.]
An agent, unless specially forbidden by his principal to do so, can delegate his powers to another person in any of the following cases, and in no others:
1. When the act to be done is purely mechanical;
2. When it is such as the agent cannot himself, and the sub-agent can lawfully perform;
3. When it is the usage of the place to delegate such powers; or,
4. When such delegation is specially authorized by the principal.
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