- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1895
- 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
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
If solidarity has been agreed upon, each of the agents is responsible for the non-fulfillment of agency, and for the fault or negligence of his fellows agents, except in the latter case when the fellow agents acted beyond the scope of their authority. (n)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Where the principal has stipulated solidarity among two or more agents, each answers for the non-fulfilment of the agency and for the fault or negligence of the others — except that no agent answers for a fellow agent's acts done beyond the scope of authority. Solidarity must be agreed: Article 1894 provides that the responsibility of two or more agents is not solidary, even if they were appointed at the same time, unless it has been expressly stipulated.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Cleofe Velez v. Maximo Balzarza G.R. No. 48389
- Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Manila v. Jose Fernando Rodrigo G.R. No. 42928
- Oquiñena & Company v. Jose Muertegui G.R. No. 9976