Text of the provision
Art. 1882. The limits of the agent's authority shall not be considered exceeded should it have been performed in a manner more advantageous to the principal than that specified by him.
(1715)
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
The agent's authority is not exceeded if he performed in a manner more advantageous to the principal than specified.
Related provisions
- Article 1881 — Agent Must Act Within Authority.
- Article 1883 — Agent Acting in His Own Name.
Cases citing this article
- PNB-Republic Bank (Maybank Philippines, Incorporated) vs. Remedios Sian-Limsiaco, G.R. No. 196323, February 8, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Eduardo B. Olaguer vs. Emilio Purugganan, Jr., et al, G.R. No. 158907, February 12, 2007 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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