Civil Code Art. 1909: Obligations of the Agent

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1909
Topic: Obligations of the Agent
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE X AGENCY
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Obligations of the Agent
Formerly: Art. 1726 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

The agent is responsible not only for fraud, but also for negligence, which shall be judged with more or less rigor by the courts, according to whether the agency was or was not for a compensation. (1726)

Cases applying this article

Yon Mitori International Industries v. Union Bank of the Philippines G.R. No. 225538

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