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Course-Outline - ATAP
Course-Outline - ATAP
This course is composed of Partnership, Agency and Trusts as they are intimately and
closely related to one another. Under this subject BO1, the students will be graded according to the
following: 33.33% recitation, 33.33% midterm exam grade and 33.33% final exam grade. The cases
are intended to supplement the textbook discussions and students are expected to be always prepared
to recite the same.
Week No. 1
I. PARTNERSHIP
Week No. 2
5. Different kinds of partnership
a) As to object (Art. 1777, 1778, 1780, 1783)
i. Universal Partnership
ii. Particular Partnership
b) As to liability of the partners
i. General Partnership
ii. Limited Partnership
Week No. 3
B. Obligations of the Partners (Art. 1784-1827)
1. Obligations of the partners among themselves (Art. 1784-1809)
a) Distribution of profits and losses of partnership
i. With agreement
ii. Without agreement
b) Principle of Delectus Personae (Art. 1804)
-Ortega, et al. v. CA, et al., 245 SCRA 529
-Tocao, et al. v. CA, 342 SCRA 20
-JG Summit Holdings v. CA, Sept. 24, 2003, G.R. No. 124293
c) Management of Partnership (Art. 1800-1803)
d) When partner can demand for a formal accounting of partnership affairs
(Art. 1807, 1809)
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Week No. 4
2. Property rights of a partner (Art. 1810-1814)
a) Incidents of co-ownership (Art. 1811)
b) Partner’s interest in the partnership (Art. 1812)
c) Effect of conveyance of interest in the partnership to third persons (Art.
1813)
d) Charging order upon partner’s interest (Art. 1814)
Week No. 7
Week No. 8
II. AGENCY
A. Historical Context
1. World Context
2. Philippine Context
-Laws 28 and 32, Title 12, Partida 3
-Spanish Civil Code (Civil Agency)
-Spanish Code of Commerce (Commercial Agency)
-Civil Code –Art. 2270 (2)
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Week No. 9
3. Agency distinguished from/ compared with other relations
a) Partnership (Art. 1767)
b) Lease of Work or Service (Art. 1644)
i. Nielson & Company, Inc. v. Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company,
26 SCRA 540
ii. De la Cruz v. Northern Theatrical Enterprises, 95 Phil. 739
c) Independent Contractor (Art. 1713)
iii. Fressel v. Mariano Uy Chaco & Co., 34 Phil 122
iv. Shell Company of the Phil. V. Firemen’s Insurance, 100 Phil. 757
v. Africa v. Caltex Phil., Inc., 16 SCRA 448
d) Negotiorum Gestio (Art. 2144-2145)
-De la Peña v. Hidalgo, 16 Phil. 450
e) Loan (Art. 1933)
-2 C.J.S. 1030
vi. Jai Alai Corp. v. BPI, 66 SCRA 29
Week No.10
C. Kinds, Creation and Existence
1. General Classification
a) Actual Agency (Art. 1868)
b) Apparent or Ostensible Agency (Art. 1873)
-J.B.L. Reyes 16 Lawyers Journal 138
-Rallos v. Yangco, 20 Phil. 269
-Compañia General de Tabacos v. Diaba, 20 Phil. 321
c) Agency by Estoppel
-2 C.J. 444-445
-2 C.J. 464-466
xvi. Macke v. Camps, 7 Phil. 553
2. Kinds of Actual Agency
a) As to manner of creation (Art. 1869)
b) As to character (Art. 1875)
c) As to extent (Art. 1876)
d) As to scope of authority (Art. 1877, 1878)
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Liñan v. Puno, 31 Phil. 259
Katigbak v. Tai Hing Co., 52 Phil. 622
Amigo v. Teves, 96 Phil. 252
Villa v. Garcia Bosque, 49 Phil. 126
Dir. Of Public Works v. Sing Juco, 53 Phil. 205
BPI v. De Coster, 47 Phil. 594
Germann & Co. v. Donaldson, 1 Phil. 63
Macke v. Camps, 7 Phil. 533
Municipal Council of Iloilo v. Evangelista, 55 Phil.290
Yu Chuck v. Kong Li Po, 46 Phil. 608
Insular Drug v. PNB, 58 Phil. 683
Week No. 11
Week 12
Week No. 13
III. TRUSTS
A. Definition
B. Parties
C. Different Kinds of Trusts
1. Express Trust (Art. 1443-1446)
-Ramos v. Ramos, 61 SCRA 284
2. Implied Trust (Art. 1447-1457)
-CUAYCONG V. Cuaycong, 21 SCRA 1192
3. Resulting Trust
4. Constructive Trust
Week No. 14
D. Enforcement of Trust
1. In relation to laches
a) Fabian v. Fabian, 21 SCRA 213
b) Sotto v. Teves, 86 SCRA 154
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E. Period of Prescription for Reconveyance of Real Property Based on Implied Trust
-Carantes v. CA, 76 SCRA 514
-Alarcon v. Bidin, 120 SCRA 390
-Bueno v. Reyes, 27 SCRA 1179
-Varsity Hills, Inc. v. Navarro, 43 SCRA 503
-Ecsay v. CA, 61 SCRA 369
-Jaramil v. CA, 78 SCRA 420
-Vda. De Nacalaban vs. CA, 80 SCRA 428
-Duque v. Domingo, 80 SCRA 654
-Tongoy v. CA, 123 SCRA 99
-Caragay-Lagno v. CA, 133 SCRA 718