Practice question
A power merely authorizes “general and unlimited management” of property. The agent invokes that phrase alone to transfer ownership of immovable property. Which is correct?
- General wording necessarily supplies all special powers
- Management always means power to donate
- General terms ordinarily cover administration; the relevant act of dominion requires the special authority specified by law
- The agent automatically becomes owner
- The principal’s authority is unnecessary
Legal references
- Civil Code, Articles 1877-1878: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/53360
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