Text of the provision
Art. 1931. Anything done by the agent, without knowledge of the death of the principal or of any other cause which extinguishes the agency, is valid and shall be fully effective with respect to third persons who may have contracted with him in good faith.
(1738)
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's acts without knowledge of the principal's death (or other extinguishing cause) are valid as to third persons who dealt with him in good faith.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1930 — Agency Surviving the Principal's Death.
- Article 1933 — Loan: Commodatum and Mutuum.
Cases citing this article
- Marcelino E. Lopez, et al. vs. The Hon. Court Appeals and Primex Corporation/Marcelino E. Lopez, et al. vs. The Honorable Court of Appeals and Primex Corporation, G.R. No. 163959 / G.R. No. 177855, August 1, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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