Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title XVII: Extra-contractual Obligations

Article 2149

Chapter 1: Quasi-contracts · Sec. 1: Negotiorum Gestio

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

The ratification of the management by the owner of the business produces the effects of an express agency, even if the business may not have been successful. (1892a)

Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Republic Act No. 386 (Lawphil and the Supreme Court E-Library). Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.