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Practice question: Special Power of Attorney

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

An agent is to bind the principal as guarantor for another’s debt. Should the operative SPA specifically grant that authority?
  1. Yes.
  2. No; routine management necessarily includes every guarantee.
  3. No; a document title alone supplies all powers.
  4. No; only the debtor must authorize the principal’s liability.
  5. No; guarantees can never be made through agents.

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 1654-1663 and 1878, specific provision identified: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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