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Practice question: Special Power of Attorney

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Practice question

The proposed agent will gratuitously waive a debtor’s existing obligation to the principal. Does a routine collection clause alone supply that special power?
  1. Yes; collecting and forgiving are always identical.
  2. Yes; the debtor’s request replaces authority.
  3. Yes; no payment means no legal act occurs.
  4. No.
  5. Yes; the agent’s sympathy is conclusive.

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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