Liability for ratifying tort

By ratification of a tort committed for his own benefit, the ratifier becomes as liable as if he had commanded that it be committed. A person ratifying a tort does not become liable, however, if the act was done for the benefit of a third person. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2906; Code 1868, § 2912; Code 1873, § 2963; Code 1882, § 2963; Civil Code 1895, § 3820; Civil Code 1910, § 4416; Code 1933, § 105-109.)