Text of the provision
Art. 1913. The principal must also indemnify the agent for all the damages which the execution of the agency may have caused the latter, without fault or negligence on his part.
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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 principal must indemnify the agent for damages the agency caused him, without the agent's fault or negligence.
Related provisions
- Article 1912 — Advancing and Reimbursing Funds.
- Article 1914 — Agent's Right of Retention.
Cases citing this article
- BP Oil and Chemicals International Philippines, Inc. vs. Total Distribution & Logistic Systems, Inc, G.R. No. 214406, February 6, 2017 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Pacsports Phils., Inc. vs. Niccolo Sports, Inc, G.R. No. 141602, November 22, 2001 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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