39-2-410. Responsibility of employee for substitute. An employee who is expressly authorized to employ a substitute is liable to the principal only for want of ordinary care in the substitute's selection. The substitute is directly responsible to the principal.

     History: En. Sec. 2684, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5267, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7782, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1989; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1022; re-en. Sec. 7782, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 41-215; amd. Sec. 1470, Ch. 56, L. 2009.