Partnership and Agency Law
PARTNERSHIP
General Provisions
Articles 1767-1783
A. Definitions/Elements/Existence
- Sy v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 142293, 27 February 2003)
- Santos v. Spouses Reyes (G.R. No. 135813, 25 October 2001)
- Heirs of Tan Eng Kee v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 126881, 3 October 2000)
- Lim Tong Lim v. Philippine Fishing Gear Industries, Inc. (G.R. No. 136448, 9 November 1999)
- Aurbach v. Sanitary Wares Manufacturing Corporation (G.R. No. 75875, 15 December 1989)
- Estanislao v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-49982, 27 April 1988)
- Obillos v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (G.R. No. L-68118, 29 October 1985)
- Pascual v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (G.R. No. L-78133, 18 October 1988)
- Angeles v. Secretary of Justice (G.R. No. 142612, 29 July 2005)
- Sardane v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-47045, 22 November 1988)
B. Formal Requirements (Articles 1771-1773)
- Sunga-Chan v. Lamberto Chua (G.R. No. 143340, 15 August 2001)
- Torres v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 134559, 9 December 1999)
Obligations of the Partners
Articles 1784-1827
A. Obligations of the partners among themselves (Section 1)
1. Contributions (Articles 1784-1796, 1808)
- Villareal v. Ramirez (G.R. No. 144214, 14 July 2003)
- Rojas v. Maglana (G.R. No. 30616, 10 December 1990)
2. Profits and losses (Articles 1797-1799)
- Cuenco v. De Manguerra (G.R. No. 149844, 13 October 2004)
- Ramnani v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 85494, 7 May 1991)
- Moran v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-59956, 31 October 1984)
3. Management (Articles 1800-1804)
- Tai Tong Chuache & Co. v. Insurance Commission (G.R. No. L-55397, 29 February 1988)
4. Accounting of partnership affairs (Articles 1805-1809)
- Tocao v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 127405, 4 October 2000)
- Dan Fue Leung v. Intermediate Appellate Court (G.R. No. 70926, 31 January 1989)
B. Property rights of a partner (Articles 1810-1814)
C. Obligations of the partners with regard to third persons (Articles 1815-1827)
- Muñasque v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-39780, 11 November 1985)
- Pioneer Insurance & Security Corp. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 84197, 28 July 1989)
- Syjuco v. Castro (G.R. No. 70403, 7 July 1989)
- Lim Tong Lim v. Phil. Fishing Gear Industries (G.R. No. 136448, 3 November 1999)
- Mobil Oil Philippines v. Court of First Instance of Rizal (G.R. No. 40457, 8 May 1992)
Dissolution and Winding Up
Articles 1828-1842
- Yu v. National Labor Relations Commission (G.R. No. 97212, 30 June 1993)
- Ortega v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 109248, 3 July 1995)
- Idos v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 110782, 25 September 1998)
- Emnace v. Court of Appeals (G.R. 126334, 23 November 2001)
- Sy v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 94285, 31 August 1999)
- Philippine Airlines Inc. v. Balinguit (G.R. No. L-8715, 30 June 1956)
- Primelink Properties and Development Corporation v. Lazatin-Magat (G.R. No. L-78133, 18 October 1988)
Limited Partnership
Articles 1843-1867
A. Nature
Arts. 1843-1849; 1867
B. Rights/Duties/Liabilities of General Partners
Arts. 1850 and 1853
C. Rights/Duties/Liabilities of Limited Partners
Arts. 1848; 1851; 1854-1859
D. Dissolution and Winding Up
Arts. 1860; 1863-1866
AGENCY
Nature, Form and Kinds of Agency
Articles 1868-1883
A. Agency as a contract (Art. 1868)
- Soliman v. Tuazon (G.R. No. 66207, 18 May 1992)
- Amon Trading Corporation v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 158585, 13 December 2005)
- Spouses Yu v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. (G.R. No. 123560, 27 March 2000)
B. Agency distinguished from other contacts
1. Agency v. Partnership
- Philex Mining Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (G.R. No. 148167, 16 April 2008)
2. Agency v. Sales
- Bert Osmeña & Associates v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-56545, 28 January 1983)
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Manila Machinery & Supply (G.R. No. L-25653, 28 February 1985)
- Lim v. People (G.R. No. L-34338, 21 November 1984)
- Victorias Milling Co., Inc. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 117356, 19 June 2000)
3. Lease of Work of Service
4. Agent v. Independent Contractor
- Social Security System v. CA (G.R. No. L-55764, 16 February 1982)
5. Negotorium Gestio
6. Agent v. Servant
7. Agency v. Loan
8. Agency v. Guardianship
Rules 93-95, Rules of Court
9. Agency v. Brokerage
10. Agency v. Judicial Administration
11. Ship Agent
- Switzerland General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ramirez (G.R. No. L-48264, 21 February 1980)
C. Kinds of agency
1. As to construction (Articles 1869- 1870, 1872)
- Equitable PCI Bank v. Rosita Ku (G.R. No. 142950, 26 March 2001)
- Conde v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-40242, 15 December 1982)
2. As to form (Arts. 1873, 1874)
- Dizon v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 122544, 28 January 2003)
- Naguiat v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 118375, 3 October 2003)
- AF Realty & Development v. Dieselman Freight Services (G.R. No.111448, 16 January 2002)
- Lim v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 102784, 28 February 1996)
3. As to cause (Art. 1875)
- Manotok Brothers v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 94753, 7 April 1993)
4. As to extent of authority (Arts. 1876, 1877, 1881, 1882)
- Reyes v. Reyes (G.R. No. 140164, 6 September 2002)
- Siredy Enterprises v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 129039, 17 September 2002)
- Siasat v. Intermediate Appellate Court (G.R. No. L-67889, 10 October 1985)
5. As to third persons (Art. 1911)
D. Special power of attorney (Arts. 1878, 1879, 1880)
- Shopper’s Paradise Realty & Development Corp. v. Roque (G.R. No. 148775, 13 January 2004)
- Litonjua v. Fernandez (G.R. No. 148116, 14 April 2004)
- Adriano v. Pangilinan (G.R. No. 137471, 16 January 2002)
- Bicol Savings v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 85302, 31 March 1989)
- Rural Bank of Bombon v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 95703, 3 August 1992)
- Rural Bank of Caloocan v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-32116, 21 April 1981)
- Tropical Homes v. Villaluz (G.R. No. 40628, 24 February 1989)
- Vda. de Chua v. Intermediate Appellate Court (G.R. No. 70909, 5 January 1994)
E. Creation of relation
1. By mutual assent of the Parties
2. By estoppel
3. By ratification
F. Authority conferred
1. Agent to act within the scope of his authority
- National Power v. NAMERCO (G.R. No. L-33819, 23 October 1982)
- Veloso v. La Urbana (G.R. No. 38384, 3 November 1993)
2. Agent acting in his own name
- National Food Authority v. Intermediate Appellate Court (G.R. No. 75640, 5 April 1990)
- PNB v. Aruego (G.R. Nos. L-25836-37, 31 January 1981)
Obligations of the agent
Articles 1884-1909
- British Airways v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 121824, 29 January 1998)
- Cervantes v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 125138, 2 March 1999)
- Schmid and Oberly Inc. v. RJL Martinez Fishing Corporation (G.R. No. 75198, 18 October 1988)
A. With respect to principal
- Serona v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 130423, 18 November 2002)
- BA Finance v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 82040, 27 August 1991)
- Development Bank of the Philippines v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 109937, 21 March 1994)
- Green Valley v. Intermediate Appellate Court (G.R. No. L-49395, 26 December 1984)
- Pineda v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 105562, 27 September 1993)
- Samar Mining v. Nordeutscher (G.R. No. L-28673, 23 October 1984)
B. With respect to third persons
- Bacaltos Coal Mines v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 114091, 29 June 1995)
- Eugenio v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 103737, 15 December 1994)
- Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 88866, 18 February 1991)
- Toyota Shaw, Inc. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-116650, 23 May 1995)
Obligations of the Principal
Articles 1910-1918
A. With respect to agent
- Woodchild Holdings v. Roxas Electric and Construction Co. (G.R. No. 140667, 12 August 2004)
- Manila Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. v. Linsangan (G.R. No. 151319, 22 November 2004)
- Dominion Insurance Corp. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 129919, 6 February 2002)
- De Castro v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 115838, 18 July 2002)
- Bedia v. White (G.R. No. 94050, 21 November 1991)
- Cuison v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 88539, 26 October 1993)
- Manila Remnant Co., Inc. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 82978, 22 November 1990)
- Uniland Resources v. Development Bank of the Philippines (G.R. No. 95909, 16 August 1991)
B. With respect to third persons
- Air France v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-57339, 29 December 1983)
- Caram v. Laureta (G.R. No. L-28740, 24 February 1981)
- Eurotech Industrial Technologies, Inc. v. Cuizon (G.R. No. 167552, 23 April 2007)
Modes of extinguishment of agency
Articles 1919-1932
A. Revocation
- Lim v. Saban (G.R. No. 163720, 16 December 2004)
- Bacaling v. Muya (G.R. Nos. 148404-05, 11 April 2002)
- CMS Logging Inc. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-41420, 10 July 1992)
- Valenzuela v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 83122, 19 October 1990)
- Diolosa v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-36585, 16 July 1984)
- Guardex v. National Labor Relations Commission (G.R. No. 66541, 20 November 1990)
- Laviña v. Court of Appeals (G.R. Nos. 78295, 10 April 1989)
- Orient Air Services v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 76931, 29 May 1991)
- Sevilla v. Court of Appeals (G.R. Nos. L-41182-3, 15 April 1988)
B. Withdrawal of the agent
C. Death, civil interdiction, insanity or insolvency
- Estate of the Late Juliana Diez Vda. De Gabriel v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (G.R. No. 155541, 27 January 2004)
- Terrado v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. L-58794 & L-64489, 24 August 1984)