Cal. Civ. Code § 2314 : CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE — OBLIGATIONS — OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS — AGENCY — AGENCY IN GENERAL — AUTHORITY OF AGENTS — Ratification rescinded TEXT PDF A ratification may be rescinded when made without such consent as is required in a contract, or with an imperfect knowledge of the material facts of the transaction ratified, but not otherwise. Ca. Civ. Code § 2314 Enacted 1872.