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

     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; amd. Sec. 804, Ch. 56, L. 2009.