Practice question
Lina signs a document entitled 'Special Power of Attorney,' but its operative text authorizes only collecting rentals and paying utility bills for a parcel. Her agent uses it to sell the land. The buyer argues that the title alone authorizes every disposition. No separate authority or ratification is alleged. Which is correct?
- The document's title automatically grants unlimited dominion
- Collection authority necessarily includes sale of the property
- The operative grant must authorize the land sale; the title and stated administrative tasks alone do not supply that authority
- The buyer may supply authority on Lina's behalf
- The agent may ignore all limitations because the document is signed
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Articles 1874, 1877–1881.
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