Text of the provision
Art. 1896. The agent owes interest on the sums he has applied to his own use from the day on which he did so, and on those which he still owes after the extinguishment of the agency.
(1724a)
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 owes interest on sums applied to his own use from the day he did so, and on sums still owed after the agency ends.
Related provisions
- Article 1895 — Effect of Agreed Solidarity.
- Article 1897 — Agent Not Personally Liable.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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