28-10-502. Effect of unauthorized employment of subagent. If an agent employs a subagent without authority, the former is a principal and the latter his agent and the principal of the former has no connection with the latter. A mere agent of an agent is not responsible as such to the principal of the latter.

     History: En. Secs. 2743, 3141, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Secs. 5289, 5457, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Secs. 7804, 7972, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Secs. 2022, 2350; Field Civ. C. Secs. 1044, 1260; re-en. Secs. 7804, 7972, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 2-112, 2-302.