Cap. 16 Art. 1888Termination of mandate does not affect third parties not knowing of such termination.

(1) The existence of any of the causes for which a mandate is terminated cannot be set up against third parties who, having no knowledge of such cause, have contracted with the mandatary; saving the right of the mandator to seek relief against the mandatary, where competent.

(2) Nor may the existence of any such cause be set up against the mandatary, if at the time of acting he also had no knowledge thereof.