La. Civ. Code art. 3019

This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3019, 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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Liability when authority is exceeded

Official statutory text

A mandatary who exceeds his authority is personally bound to the third person with whom he contracts, unless that person knew at the time the contract was made that the mandatary had exceeded his authority or unless the principal ratifies the contract.

Acts 1997, No. 261, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

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