Text of the provision
Art. 1868. By the contract of agency a person binds himself to render some service or to do something in representation or on behalf of another, with the consent or authority of the latter.
(1709a)
Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
By agency, a person (the agent) binds himself to render service or do something in representation or on behalf of another (the principal), with the latter's consent or authority. Representation is its defining feature.
Related provisions
- Article 1866 — Contributor Not a Proper Party.
- Article 1869 — Express or Implied Agency.
Cases citing this article
- Edita A. De Leon, Lara Bianca L. Sarte and Renzo Edgar L. Sarte, G.R. No. 243733, January 12, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Dale Strickland vs. Ernst & Young LLP/Dale Strickland vs. Punongbayan & Araullo, G.R. No. 193782 / G.R. No. 210695, August 1, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Limited vs National Steel Corporation and Citytrust Banking Corporation, G.R. No. 183486, February 24, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Bank of the Philippine Islands and FGU Insurance Corporation vs. Yolanda Laingo, G.R. No. 205206, March 16, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Alvin Patrimonio vs. Napoleon Gutierrez and Octavio Marasigan III, G.R. No. 187769, June 4, 2014 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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