Philippine Civil Code Art. 1891: Obligations of the Agent

Statute: Philippine Civil Code
Article: Art. 1891
Topic: Obligations of the Agent
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE X AGENCY
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Obligations of the Agent
Formerly: Art. 1720a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

Every agent is bound to render an account of his transactions and to deliver to the principal whatever he may have received by virtue of the agency, even though it may not be owing to the principal. Every stipulation exempting the agent from the obligation to render an account shall be void. (1720a)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Every agent must account to the principal for what he did and hand over everything he received while acting as agent, even amounts that were not actually owed to the principal. Any clause in the agency contract that tries to excuse the agent from this duty to render an account is void and has no effect.

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Cases applying this article

Caridad Segarra Sazon v. Letecia Vasquez-Menancio G.R. No. 192085

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1892 Obligations of the Agent
Civil Code, Art. 1888 Obligations of the Agent
Civil Code, Art. 1895 Obligations of the Agent
Civil Code, Art. 1897 Obligations of the Agent
Civil Code, Art. 1898 Obligations of the Agent

Civil Code, Art. 1891 is found in CHAPTER 2 Obligations of the Agent 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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