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Civil Code, Art. 1869

Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency · Formerly Art. 1710a of the old Civil Code

Statute
Civil Code
Article
Art. 1869
Topic
Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency
Book
BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title
TITLE X AGENCY
Chapter
CHAPTER 1 Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency
Formerly
Art. 1710a of the old Civil Code
Year
1949

The provision

Agency may be express, or implied from the acts of the principal, from his silence or lack of action, or his failure to repudiate the agency, knowing that another person is acting on his behalf without authority. Agency may be oral, unless the law requires a specific form. (1710a)

Cases applying this article

Civil Code, Art. 1869 is found in CHAPTER 1 Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency of TITLE X AGENCY of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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