Text of the provision
Art. 1897. The agent who acts as such is not personally liable to the party with whom he contracts, unless he expressly binds himself or exceeds the limits of his authority without giving such party sufficient notice of his powers.
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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
An agent acting as such is not personally liable to the third party — unless he expressly binds himself or exceeds his authority without adequate notice of his powers.
Related provisions
- Article 1896 — Interest on Sums Applied to Own Use.
- Article 1898 — Unauthorized Act Not Ratified.
Cases citing this article
- Eurotech Ind'l Technologies, Inc. vs. Edwin Cuizon, et al, G.R. No. 167552, April 23, 2007 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Soriamont Steamship Agencies, Inc., et al. vs. Sprint Transport Services, inc. etc, G.R. No. 174610, July 14, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Hadji Mahmud L. Jammang, et al. vs. Takahashi Trading Co., Ltd., et al, G.R. No. 149429, October 9, 2006 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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