Topic: Agency
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Case Title: Katigbak v. Tai hing co
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Date: December 29, 1928 onente: !illa"real, #. $egal Doctrine: The po%er is general an& a'thori(es )abino o *+ap to sell any kin& o realty -belonging- pertene(can/ to the principal pal. The 'se o the s'b+'nctive -pertene(can- might belong/ an& not the in&icative -pertenecen- belong/, means that o Tecsi Tecsi meant not only the property he ha& at the time o the e0ec'tion o the po%er, b't also s'ch as he might ater%ar&s have &'ring the time it %as in orce. hile it is tr'e that a po%er o attorney not recor&e& in the registry o &ee&s is ineective in or&er that an agent or attorney"in"act may vali&ly perorm acts in the name o his principal, an& that any act perorme& by the agent by virt'e o sai& po%er %ith respect to the lan& is ineective against a thir& person %ho, in goo& aith, may have ac3'ire& a right thereto, it &oes, ho%ever, bin& the principal to ackno%le&ge the acts perorme& by his attorney"in"act regar&ing sai& property. 4acts: •
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o *+ap %as the o%ner o a title& lan& %5c %as mortgage& to 67 in 1919 1921, o Tecsi e0ec'te& a general po%er o attorney in avor o his brother o *+ap to perorm on his behal the : -to b' y, sell, sell, or barter, assign, assign, a&mit in ac3'ittance or in an y other manner to ac3'ire or convey all sorts o property property,, real an& personal, personal, b'sinesses b'sinesses an& in&'stri in&'stries, es, cre&its, cre&its, rights, an& actions actions belonging to me, or %hatever prices an& 'n&er the con&itions %hich he may stip'late, paying an& receiving payment in cash or in instal installm lment ents, s, an& to e0ec't e0ec'tee the proper proper instr'ments %ith the ormalities provi&e& by the la%.o Tecsi e0ec'te& a &oc'ment ackn ackno% o%le le&g &gin ing g an in&e in&ebt bte& e&ne ness ss to his his brother o *+ap o 8K, the price o the properties %5c the latter sol& sol& to him. o *+ap then sol& the sai& lan& %ith its improvements to his brother o Tecsi or the s'm o 1,. 192, making 'se o the po%er conerre& by his brothe brother, r, o *+ap *+ap sol& sol& absol' absol'tel tely y sai& sai& lan& to Katigbak. 192;, o Tecsi %rote o *+ap, promising to remit remit the balanc balancee o the rents rents mean meaning ing,, Tecsi became a lessee/. 6ov 192, o Tecsi Tecsi &ie& an& his son o <'n <'y %as appointe& a&ministrator o Tecsis estate in 192=. >n Dec 192, o <'n <'y s'bmitte& to o *+ap a li3'i&ation o acco'nts sho%ing rents collecte& on the property. property.
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$ater, Katigbak sol& the property to o <'n 7oo son o o *+ap/. As o Tecsi ha& not pai& a part o the rent &'e 'p to the time o his &eath, an& his son <'n <'y also, also, rent rent &'e rom his ather athers s &eath &eath 'ntil 'ntil Katig Katigbak bak sol& sol& the proper property ty to <'n 7oo, Katigbak ile& this action or the recovery o the rent. o <'n <'y conten&s that Katigbak is not the o%ner o the property so not entitle& to rents/ beca'se o *+ap %as not a'thori(e& 'n&er the po%er e0ec'te& by o Tecsi Tecsi to sell sai& sai& lan&, lan&, beca's beca'see sai& sai& po%er po%er ha& been been e0ec'te& beore o *+ap sol& sai& lan& to Tecsi.
>ss'es/: 1. ?6 o *+ap cannot have sol& the property on behal o Tecsi/ Tecsi/ beca'se beca'se the po%er %as %as e0ec'te& by Tecsi beore Tecsi o%ne& the property @el&: o *+ap Can
The po%e po%err is gener general al an& an& a'thor a'thori(e i(ess )abino )abino o *+ap to sell any kin& o realty -belonging- pertene(can/ to the principal. The 'se o the s'b+'nctive -pertene(canmight belong/ an& not the in&icative -pertenecen- belong/, means that o Tecsi meant not only the property he ha& at the time o the e0ec'tion o the po%er, b't also s'ch as he might ater%ar&s have &'ring the time it %as in orce. 2. Bn&er Bn&er Act Act ;9, ;9, every every &oc'me &oc'ment nt %hic %hich h in any manner aects the registere& lan& is ineective 'nless it is recor&e& in the registry o &ee&s. 7't s'ch ineicacy only reers to thir& persons %ho, in goo& aith, may have ac3'ire& some right to the registere& lan&. . hile hile it it is tr'e tr'e that that a po%e po%err o atto attorne rney y not not recor&e& in the registry o &ee&s is ineective in or&er that an agent or attorney" in"act may vali&ly perorm acts in the name o his principal, an& that any act perorme& by the agent by virt'e virt'e o sai& po%er po%er %ith respect to the lan& is ineective against a thir& person %ho, in goo& aith, may have ac3'ire& a right thereto, it &oes, ho%ever, bin& the principal principal to ackno%le&ge ackno%le&ge the acts perorme& by his attorney"in"act regar&ing sai& property.
