{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-2295","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 2295","heading":"","body":"An agent is one who represents another, called the principal, in dealings with third persons. Such representation is called agency.","path":["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 1. Definition of Agency [2295. - 2300.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"3f713685fd34dca4b02ed0ed597768f1edea2ea75c32f8129bf508c60d57ab9d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-2225","next":"us-ca/civ-2296"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}