Practice question
Mara is falsely described privately as a partner without her knowledge or consent. She never represented herself as one. A lender invokes Article 1825 solely from that unauthorized description. Which is correct?
- Every unauthorized description binds its subject
- The lender can create consent unilaterally
- Silence before knowledge always proves consent
- Actual partnership must be presumed in every case
- The stated facts do not establish Mara’s own representation or consent required by Article 1825
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Articles 1769(1) and 1825
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