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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3008",
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  "heading": "Liability for acts beyond authority; ratification",
  "text": "If the mandatary exceeds his authority, he is answerable to the principal for resulting loss that the principal sustains.\n\nThe principal is not answerable to the mandatary for loss that the mandatary sustains because of acts that exceed his authority unless the principal ratifies those acts.",
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      "name": "Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things"
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      "number": "XV",
      "name": "Representation and Mandate"
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