Barry A. Ross Real Estate Law Blog

“A ratification is an adoption or affirmance of the acts of an agent.  ‘Ratification’ is the adoption and affirmance by one person of an act of another who, without authority, has assumed to act as an agent for the principal.  A ratification may be express or implied.  It is implied whenever the words and conduct of the principal, who has full knowledge of the facts, are inconsistent with any supposition other than the principal had given prior... Read More

The courts have held that there may be sufficient written ratification when the principal executes written documents in the performance of the contract executed by the agent.  Cano v. Tyrrell (1967) 256 Cal.App.2d 824, 830; Menveg v. Fishbaugh (1932) 123 Cal.App.4th 460, 464-465; 1 Miller & Starr, California Real Estate (3d Ed.) Contracts § 1:82.  In Procyon Corporation v. Components direct Inc. (9188) 203 Cal.App.3d 409, 413, the bank... Read More