BAR EXAM QUESTIONS YEAR 2011

Compiled by: Yabon, Bernadeth S.

Topic: Special Power of Attorney

Q: An agent, authorized by a special power of attorney to sell a land belonging to

the principal succeeded in selling the same to a buyer according to the
instructions given the agent. The agent executed the deed of absolute sale on
behalf of his principal two days after the principal died, an event that neither the
agent nor the buyer knew at the time of the sale. What is the standing of the
sale?
A. Voidable.
B. Valid.
C. Void.
D. Unenforceable.
A: B. Valid.