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Cal. Civil Code § 2020 (2026)

Agents

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An agent must use ordinary diligence to keep his principal informed of his acts in the course of the agency.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1948–2022 · leading case: State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Superior Court, 216 Cal. App. 3d 1222 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989).
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State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Superior Court, 216 Cal. App. 3d 1222 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “" (Civ. Code, § 2020.) An agent must make the "fullest disclosure of all material facts concerning the transaction in question that might affect the principal's decision.”
McCollum v. Friendly Hills Travel Ctr., 172 Cal. App. 3d 83 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985). “182; Civ. Code, § 2020; 3 Cal.Jur.3d, Agency, § 91, pp.”
Contini v. W. Title Ins., 40 Cal. App. 3d 536 (Cal. Ct. App. 1974). “First, the negligence which caused appellants’ loss did not occur during the performance of a duty ordinarily performed by an escrow holder, nor did it occur in the performance of an obligation imposed upon respondent by the written escrow instructions. On the contrary, it is…”
Morley v. Malouf, 200 P.2d 159 (Cal. Ct. App. 1948). “So far as knowledge of Marks’ acts and the acts of the defendants in reissuing the stock is concerned, the law requires an agent to “use ordinary diligence to keep his principal informed of his acts in the course of the agency” (Civ. Code, § 2020), and the trial court properly…”
Armando Natera, No. 17-14112 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2022). “Cal. Civ. Code § 2020 . 19 Since Mr. Smith, Ms.”
Galeppi v. Waugh, 329 P.2d 703 (Cal. Ct. App. 1958). “(Civ. Code, §2020; Calmon v. Sarraille, 142 Cal.”
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