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Agency Syllabus
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Course Description :
Agency basically is covered by Book IV, Title X of the Civil Code of the Philippines. It
deals with the basic principles, rights and obligations of the parties to a contract of
agency; and the modes of extinguishment of this contract.
Course Objectives :
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Understand the basic principles applicable to contracts of agency.
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Identify the rights and obligations of parties to a contract of agency.
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Appreciate and apply these fundamental principles to actual business transactions.
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Encourage diligence and the observance of honesty and fair dealings at all times.
Course Outline
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HISTORICAL CONTEXT
A. World Context
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Philippine Context
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Purpose
Agency as a relation
1. Fiduciary character
2. Representative character
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A. General Classification
1. Actual agency - Art 1868
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Manifestation of mandate
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Express - Art 1869, 1874
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Implied
b. Manifestation of acceptance
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IV.
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German & Co. v. Donaldson, 1 Phil 63
Macke v. Camps, 7 Phil 553
Municipal Council of Iloilo v. Evangelista, 55 Phil. 290
Yu Chuck v. Kong Li Po, 46 Phil. 608
Insular Drug v. Phil. National Bank, 58 Phil 683
Int l Films (China) v. Lyric Films Exchange, 63 Phil. 776
Nepomuceno, et. al. v. Heredia, 7 Phil 563
Domingo v. Domingo, 42 SCRA 131
U.S. v. Kiene, 7 Phil. 736
U.S. v. Reyes, 36 Phil 791
Ojinaga v. Estate of Perez, 9 Phil. 185
De Borja v. De Borja, 58 Phil. 811
PNB v. Welch, Fairchild & Co, 44 Phil. 780
Harry Keeler Electric Co. v. Rodriquez 44 Phil. 19
Austria v. CA, 39 SCRA 527
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Prescribed Textbook:
Hector S. De Leon, Comments and Cases on Partnership, Agency, and Trusts, Eighth
Edition, Rex Printing Company, Inc., 2010
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Teaching Methods/Strategies
A question-and-answer format will basically be employed to determine whether the
student read and understood the provisions of the law and the decisions of the Supreme
Court. Quizzes will also be administered to check knowledge, understanding and the
analyzing skills of the students. Lectures, group discussions and visual aids may be used
when applicable.
Grading Criteria:
MidTerm Exam
Recitation & Quizzes
Final Exam
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