Text of the provision
Art. 1869. Agency may be express, or implied from the acts of the principal, from his silence or lack of action, or his failure to repudiate the agency, knowing that another person is acting on his behalf without authority. Agency may be oral, unless the law requires a specific form.
(1710a)
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
Agency may be express, or implied from the principal's acts, silence, inaction, or failure to repudiate another acting on his behalf. It may be oral, unless the law requires a specific form.
Questions about this provision
- Can someone become my legal agent without any written appointment, just from my silence or inaction?
Related provisions
- Article 1868 — Contract of Agency Defined.
- Article 1870 — Acceptance by the Agent.
Cases citing this article
- Sps. Fernando and Lourdes Viloria vs. Continental Airlines, Inc, G.R. No. 188288, January 16, 2012 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Yun Kwan Byung vs. Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation, G.R. No. 163553, December 11, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Professional Services, Inc. vs. Natividad & Enrique Agana, G.R. No. 126297, January 31, 2007 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Samuel Parilla, et al. vs. Dr. Prospero Pilar, G.R. No. 167680, November 30, 2006 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Pablito Murao, et al. vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 141485, June 30, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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