Cal. Civil Code § 2343 : Agency — California Civil Code — Obligations — Agency In General — Obligations Of Agents To Third Persons — Responsible to third person as principal for acts in course of agency Date: 14 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session One who assumes to act as an agent is responsible to third persons as a principal for his acts in the course of his agency, in any of the following cases, and in no others: 1.When, with his consent, credit is given to him personally in a transaction; 2. When he enters into a written contract in the name of his principal, without believing, in good faith, that he has authority to do so; or, 3. When his acts are wrongful in their nature. Ca. Civ. Code § 2343