NATURE AND OBJECT OF AGENCY

1 Definition (Art. 1868); Parties in an Agency Relationship 2 Root and Objectives of Agency (Arts. 1317 and 1403[1]) Philpotts v. Phil. Mfg. Co., 40 Phil 471 (1919) Orient Air Service & Hotel Representatives v. Court of Appeals, 197 SCRA 645 (1991). Loadmasters Customs Services, Inc. v. Glodel Brokerage Corp., 639 SCRA 69 (2011). 3 Elements of the Contract of Agency Rallos v. Felix Go Chan & Sons Realty Corp., 81 SCRA 251 (1978) Urban Bank, Inc. v. Pea, 659 SCRA 418 (2011) a Consent (Arts. 1317 and 1403[1]) Dominion Insurance Corp. v. CA, 376 SCRA 239 (2002) b Object or Subject Matter: Execution of Juridical Acts in Behalf of Principal (Service) Litonjua, Jr. v. Eternit Corp., 490 SCRA 204 (2006) 3 Consideration: Agency Presumed to Be for Compensation, Unless There Is Proof to the Contrary (Art. 1875) xAgua v. Larena, 57 Phil 630 (1932) De Castro v. Court of Appeals, 384 SCRA 607 (2002) Urban Bank, Inc. v. Pea, 659 SCRA 418 (2011). 4 Essential Characteristics of Agency a Nominate and Principal Doles v. Angeles, 492 SCRA 607 (2006) Manila Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. v. Linsangan, 443 SCRA 377 (2004). b Unilateral and Primarily Onerous c Consensual (Arts. 1869 and 1870) Litonjua, Jr. v. Eternit Corp., 490 SCRA 204 (2006). Bordador v. Luz, 283 SCRA 374 (1997) Dizon v. CA, 302 SCRA 288 (1999) d Preparatory and Representative Rallos v. Felix Go Chan & Sons Realty Corp., 81 SCRA 251 (1978).

Tan v. Engineering Services, 498 SCRA 93 (2006) Caram, Jr. v. Laureta, 103 SCRA 7 (1981). Air France v. CA, 126 SCRA 448 (1983). Safic Alcan & Cie v. Imperial Vegetable Oil Co., Inc., 355 SCRA 559 (2001).

Principles Flowing from Agency Characteristics of Preparatory and Representative (Art. 1897) Eurotech Industrial Technologies, Inc. v. Cuizon, 521 SCRA 584 (2007) Air France v. CA, 126 SCRA 448 (1983).

e Personal, Fiduciary and Revocable Severino v. Severino, 44 Phil. 343 (1923). Rallos v. Felix Go Chan & Sons Realty, 81 SCRA 251 (1978) Republic v. Evangelista, 466 SCRA 544 (2005) Orient Air Services v. Court of Appeals, 197 SCRA 645 (1991) 5 Distinguished from Other Similar Contracts a From Employment Contract Dela Cruz v. Northern Theatrical Enterprises, 95 Phil 739 (1954). Tongko v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc., 640 SCRA 395 (2011). b From Contract for a Piece-of-Work Shell v. Firemens Ins. Co., 100 Phil 757 (1957) c From Broker Macondray & Co. v. Sellner, 33 Phil. 370 (1916). Domingo v. Domingo, 42 SCRA 131 (1971). Guardex v. NLRC, 191 SCRA 487 (1990) Schmid and Oberly, Inc. v. RJL Martinez, 166 SCRA 493 (1988). Tan v. Gullas, 393 SCRA 334 (2002). Medrano v. Court of Appeals, 452 SCRA 77 (2005) Litonjua, Jr. v. Eternit Corp., 490 SCRA 204 (2006) xAbacus Securities Corp. v. Ampil, 483 SCRA 315 (2006). xHahn v. Court of Appeals, 266 SCRA 537 (1997).

d From Sale Quiroga v. Parsons, 38 Phil 502 (1918). Gonzalo Puyat v. Arco, 72 Phil. 402 (1941) Spouses Viloria v. Continental Airlines, Inc., 663 SCRA 57 (2012).

II. FORMS AND KINDS OF AGENCY

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