Text of the provision

Art. 1932. If the agent dies, his heirs must notify the principal thereof, and in the meantime adopt such measures as the circumstances may demand in the interest of the latter.

(1739)

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 renderings and the Official Gazette, all three of which agree word for word.

What this article means

The closing article of the Agency title, immediately before Loan begins. Agency is generally extinguished by the agent's death. This article imposes a duty on what happens next: the agent's heirs must notify the principal that the agency has ended, and, until the principal can act, must take whatever measures the circumstances demand to protect the principal's interest — for example, safeguarding property or documents the agent was handling. It softens the abruptness of agency's termination by death, so the principal is not left exposed simply because notice takes time to reach him.

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Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment (Republic Act No. 386), verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.