N.D. Cent. Code § 3-04-02
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3-04-02. When agent liable as principal
Official statutory text
3-04-02. When agent liable as principal
One who assumes to act as an agent is responsible to third persons as a principal for that
person's acts in the course of that person's agency in any of the following cases, and in no
others:
1. When, with that person's consent, credit is given to that person personally in a
transaction.
2. When that person enters into a written contract in the name of that person's principal
without a good-faith belief in having the authority to do so.
3. When that person's acts are wrongful in their nature.
One who assumes to act as an agent is responsible to third persons as a principal for that
person's acts in the course of that person's agency in any of the following cases, and in no
others:
1. When, with that person's consent, credit is given to that person personally in a
transaction.
2. When that person enters into a written contract in the name of that person's principal
without a good-faith belief in having the authority to do so.
3. When that person's acts are wrongful in their nature.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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