Text of the provision
Art. 1909. The agent is responsible not only for fraud, but also for negligence, which shall be judged with more or less rigor by the courts, according to whether the agency was or was not for a compensation.
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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
The agent is liable not only for fraud but also for negligence — judged more or less strictly depending on whether the agency was for compensation.
Related provisions
- Article 1908 — Failure to Collect Credits.
- Article 1910 — Principal Must Comply With the Agent's Acts.
Cases citing this article
- Yon Mitori International Industries vs. Union Bank of the Philippines, G.R. No. 225538, October 14, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Associate Bank vs. Vicente Henry Tan, G.R. No. 156940, December 14, 2004 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Pleasantville Dev't. Corp. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 79688, February 1, 1996 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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