AGENCY Chapter One - NATURE AND FORM OF THE CONTRACT
Agency is NOT the same as:
Characteristics of a Contract of Agency
Essential Elements of Agency
Acts That May Be Delegated
ARTICLE One thousand eight hundred sixty-nine (KINDS AND FORM OF AGENCY)
ARTICLE One thousand eight hundred seventy (ACCEPTANCE BY THE AGENT)
ARTICLE One thousand eight hundred seventy-four (SALE OF LAND THROUGH AN AGENT)
ARTICLE One thousand eight hundred seventy-five (PRESUMPTION OF COMPENSATION)
ARTICLE One thousand eight hundred seventy-six (ACCEPTANCE BY THE AGENT)
ARTICLE One thousand eight hundred seventy-seven (AUTHORITY CONFERRED)
AGENCY COUCHED IN GENERAL TERMS It includes only acts of administration, meaning:
ARTICLE ONE thousand eight hundred seventy-eight (SPECIAL POWERS OF ATTORNEY)
ARTICLE ONE thousand eight hundred eighty-one AGENT MUST ACT WITHIN AUTHORITY
ARTICLE ONE thousand eight hundred eighty-two AGENT MUST ACT WITHIN AUTHORITY
WHEN IS THE PRINCIPAL BOUND BY THE ACT OF THE AGENT?
ARTICLE ONE thousand eight hundred eighty-three AGENT ACTING IN HIS OWN NAME
Chapter Two - OBLIGATIONS OF THE AGENT
ARTICLE ONE thousand eight hundred eighty-four AGENT'S DUTY TO PERFORM AND FINISH BUSINESS
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE (DUTY WHEN AGENCY IS DECLINED)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX (ADVANCING FUNDS)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN (FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT (AGENT MUST AVOID HARM TO PRINCIPAL)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE (CONFLICT OF INTEREST)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY (BORROWING OR LENDING MONEY)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-ONE (RENDERING ACCOUNTS)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-TWO (APPOINTMENT OF A SUBSTITUTE)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-THREE (ACTION AGAINST SUBSTITUTE)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN (LIABILITY OF AGENT)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (AGENT EXCEEDING AUTHORITY)
Exceptions to Exceptions:
Chapter THREE - OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TEN (PRINCIPAL'S DUTY TO COMPLY WITH AGENT'S CONTRACTS)
ARTICLE ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWELVE (ADVANCING AND REIMBURSING FUNDS)
ARTICLE nineteen thirteen: Indemnity for Damages
ARTICLE nineteen fourteen: Right to Retain as Pledge
Definition: A pledge is a contract where a movable or document is delivered to secure a debt or obligation.
Chapter four - Modes of Extinguishment of Agency
Modes of Extinguishing an Agency
Other Modes of Extinguishment
ARTICLE nineteen twenty: Revocation of Agency
ARTICLE nineteen twenty-three: Appointment of a New Agent
ARTICLE nineteen twenty-four: Revocation by Direct Management
ARTICLE nineteen twenty-seven: Exception to Revocation at Will
Two. Fulfilling an obligation example
ARTICLE nineteen twenty-eight: Withdrawal of Agent
ARTICLE Nineteen hundred twenty-nine (DUTY TO CONTINUE UNTIL PRINCIPAL IS READY)
ARTICLE Nineteen hundred thirty (AGENCY SURVIVING THE DEATH OF THE PRINCIPAL)
ARTICLE Nineteen hundred thirty-one (EFFECT OF AGENT'S ACTIONS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF TERMINATION)
ARTICLE Nineteen hundred thirty-two (DUTY OF AGENT'S HEIRS)