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  "heading": "Mandatary's duty of performance; standard of care",
  "text": "The mandatary is bound to fulfill with prudence and diligence the mandate he has accepted. He is responsible to the principal for the loss that the principal sustains as a result of the mandatary's failure to perform.",
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