Where a contracting party can derive a defense from the contract against his co-contracting party to shield him from liability for conduct by his employee, the employee may also invoke this defense, as if he were a party to the contract, if he is sued by the co-contracting party on the basis of this conduct.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1566
Defense for Conduct of Employee · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.