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  "heading": "Performance rendered to the obligee",
  "text": "Performance must be rendered to the obligee or to a person authorized by him.\n\nHowever, a performance rendered to an unauthorized person is valid if the obligee ratifies it.\n\nIn the absence of ratification, a performance rendered to an unauthorized person is valid if the obligee has derived a benefit from it, but only for the amount of the benefit.",
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