Civil Code Art. 1876: Nature, Form and Kinds

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1876
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. 1712 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

An agency is either general or special. The former comprises all the business of the principal. The latter, one or more specific transactions. (1712)

Cases applying this article

E. C. Mccullough & Co. v. Mariano Veloso G.R. No. 21455

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1877 Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency
Civil Code, Art. 1874 Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency
Civil Code, Art. 1878 Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency
Civil Code, Art. 1881 Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency
Civil Code, Art. 1882 Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency
Civil Code, Art. 1883 Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency

Civil Code, Art. 1876 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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