Text of the provision
Art. 1904. The commission agent who handles goods of the same kind and mark, which belong to different owners, shall distinguish them by countermarks, and designate the merchandise respectively belonging to each principal.
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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
A commission agent handling like goods of different owners must distinguish them by countermarks.
Related provisions
- Article 1903 — Commission Agent's Responsibility for Goods.
- Article 1905 — Sale on Credit Without Consent.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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