Article 1910

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The principal is bound by the acts of the agent done within the scope of their authority. If the agent exceeds their authority, only the principal is bound if they knew of and allowed the excess.

Official text — RA 386

The principal must comply with all the obligations which the agent may have contracted within the scope of his authority.

As for any obligation wherein the agent has exceeded his power, the principal is not bound except when he ratifies it expressly or tacitly. (1727)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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