Text of the provision
Art. 1923. The appointment of a new agent for the same business or transaction revokes the previous agency from the day on which notice thereof was given to the former agent, without prejudice to the provisions of the two preceding articles.
(1735a)
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
Appointing a new agent for the same business revokes the prior agency from the day the former agent is notified.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1922 — Revocation of a General Agency.
- Article 1924 — Implied Revocation by Direct Management.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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