La. Civ. Code art. 3010
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3010, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Performance of obligations contracted by the mandatary
Official statutory text
The principal is bound to the mandatary to perform the obligations that the mandatary contracted within the limits of his authority. The principal is also bound to the mandatary for obligations contracted by the mandatary after the termination of the mandate if at the time of contracting the mandatary did not know that the mandate had terminated.
The principal is not bound to the mandatary to perform the obligations that the mandatary contracted which exceed the limits of the mandatary's authority unless the principal ratifies those acts.
Acts 1997, No. 261, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
The principal is not bound to the mandatary to perform the obligations that the mandatary contracted which exceed the limits of the mandatary's authority unless the principal ratifies those acts.
Acts 1997, No. 261, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
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