PSN Opinyon

Tumubo sa ipinabentang relo

SERGIOSOHAN - SERGIOSOHAN Ni Sergio A. F. Apostol -

January 4, 2004 | 12:00am

Ako ay ang madalas hingan ng tulong ni Mauricio kapag nangangailangan siya ng pera.

Isang araw, inalok ko si Mauricio kung gusto n’yang ibenta ang relo ko. Pumayag naman s’ya agad dahil maganda ang relo at maibebenta n’ya ‘yon sa P30,000.

Hindi nga nagtagal ay naibenta ni Mauricio ang relo at naibigay n’ya agad sa akin ang P30,000 cash. Okay na naman po sana ang lahat at masaya na rin ako dahil alam kong nakatulong ako sa kanya muli dahil binalatuhan ko s’ya ng P10,000 mula sa pinagbentahan ng relo.

Ngunit ilang araw pa lang ay nakasalubong ko si Kevin, ang pinagbentahan ng relo ko. Natanong ko sa kanya kung kamusta ang relo kong naibenta sa kanya. Tuwang-tuwa si Kevin dahil mukhang bago pa raw ang wristwatch. ‘Yun nga lang, medyo mahal daw ang presyo nito sa halagang P40,000.

Tumubo pa pala si Mauricio sa relong ipinabenta ko. Maaari ko bang kunin kay Mauricio ang pinatong na P10,000? –Dennis Galang, Malolos, Bulacan

Maaari mong kunin dahil ikaw ang nag-authorize kay Mauricio na ibenta ang relo mo ng P30,000. This is so because there was no such agreement between you and Mauricio that he can raise the price of the wristwatch.

In view of the absence of any such agreement, Article 1891 of the New Civil Code shall apply. Under this Article, the Agent is obliged to render an accounting of his transaction and to deliver to the Principal whatever amount he may have received by virtue of the agency though it may not be owing to the Principal. Mauricio cannot keep the P10,000 for himself because no such agreement was made between you and Mauricio.

An Agency exists between you and Mauricio with respect to the watch. As the owner of the watch, you are the Principal in this agreement while Mauricio acted as the agent in selling the watch to any interested buyer. By the contract of Agency, a person binds himself to render some service or do something in representation or on behalf of another, with the consent or authority of the latter.

However, if you agreed that any overprice that Mauricio makes in excess of the P30,000 shall go to him, natural lamang na hindi mo maaring ma-recover ang excess kay Mauricio.