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    EUROTECH INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. CUIZON

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    Edwin Cuizon bought products from Eurotech Industrial Technologies as an agent for Impact Systems Sales, which he solely owned. When Impact Systems failed to fully pay for a sludge pump, Cuizon and Eurotech's manager executed a deed assigning receivables to Eurotech. Eurotech then delivered the pump but later sued Cuizon for unpaid debts. The Court of Appeals ruled Cuizon was merely an agent and not personally liable because he did not act beyond his agency or commit fraud. The Supreme Court affirmed, finding Cuizon acted within his authority as a managing agent to protect his principal's interests.

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    EUROTECH INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. CUIZON

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    Edwin Cuizon bought products from Eurotech Industrial Technologies as an agent for Impact Systems Sales, which he solely owned. When Impact Systems failed to fully pay for a sludge pump, Cuizon and Eurotech's manager executed a deed assigning receivables to Eurotech. Eurotech then delivered the pump but later sued Cuizon for unpaid debts. The Court of Appeals ruled Cuizon was merely an agent and not personally liable because he did not act beyond his agency or commit fraud. The Supreme Court affirmed, finding Cuizon acted within his authority as a managing agent to protect his principal's interests.

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    Edwin Cuizon bought products from Eurotech Industrial Technologies as an agent for Impact Systems Sales, which he solely owned. When Impact Systems failed to fully pay for a sludge pump, Cuizon and Eurotech's manager executed a deed assigning receivables to Eurotech. Eurotech then delivered the pump but later sued Cuizon for unpaid debts. The Court of Appeals ruled Cuizon was merely an agent and not personally liable because he did not act beyond his agency or commit fraud. The Supreme Court affirmed, finding Cuizon acted within his authority as a managing agent to protect his principal's interests.

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    EUROTECH INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. CUIZON

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    Edwin Cuizon bought products from Eurotech Industrial Technologies as an agent for Impact Systems Sales, which he solely owned. When Impact Systems failed to fully pay for a sludge pump, Cuizon and Eurotech's manager executed a deed assigning receivables to Eurotech. Eurotech then delivered the pump but later sued Cuizon for unpaid debts. The Court of Appeals ruled Cuizon was merely an agent and not personally liable because he did not act beyond his agency or commit fraud. The Supreme Court affirmed, finding Cuizon acted within his authority as a managing agent to protect his principal's interests.

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    EUROTECH INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v.

    CUIZON
    G.R. No. 167552; April 23, 2007

    Facts:
    Petitioner imports and distributes various European industrial equipment. Impact Systems Sales (Impact
    Systems), solely owned by respondent bought various products allegedly amounting to ninety-one
    thousand three hundred thirty-eight (P91,338.00) pesos. Subsequently, respondent wanted to buy a
    unit of sludge pump valued at P250,000.00 with a downpayment of P50,000.00. When the product
    arrived, the petitioner refused to deliver it, asking respondent to pay for the balance. In line with this,
    respondent and Alberto de Jesus, petitioner’s general manager, executed a Deed of Assignment of
    receivables in favor of petitioner with the amount of P365,000.00 to be collected from Toledo Power
    Corporation. Following this action, the pump was delivered to the respondent.

    Unknown to the petitioner, the respondent still collected from Toledo Power Corporation the amount of
    P365,135.29. Learning about this, petitioner made several demands upon respondents to pay their
    obligations. As a result, respondents were able to make partial payments to petitioner. On 7 October
    1996, petitioners counsel sent respondents a final demand letter wherein it was stated that as of 11
    June 1996, respondents total obligations stood at P295,000.00 excluding interests and attorney’s fees.
    Respondent failed to pay their obligation and petitioner instituted a complaint for sum of money,
    damages, with application for preliminary attachment against herein respondents before the Regional
    Trial Court.

    Respondent stated that he is not a real party of interest in the case and that he was acting as mere
    agent of his principal, which was the Impact Systems, in his transaction with petitioner and the latter
    was very much aware of this fact. RTC ruled to drop him as party defendant. It held that pursuant to the
    annexes, it provided that Impact paid the downpayment of 50,000.00. It shows that plaintiff knew that
    Impact Systems Sales, the principal, ratified the act of Edwin B. Cuizon, the agent, when it accepted the
    down payment of P50,000.00.

    Issue: Whether or not the CA erred in ruling that respondent is merely an agent and is not physically
    liable.

    Held: No, CA did not commit an error in ruling that respondent is merely an agent and is not physically
    liable, because he did not act beyond the scope of his agency nor he had participated in the
    perpetration of Fraud. Art. 1897 provides that the agent who acts as such is not personally liable to the
    party with whom he contracts, unless he expressly binds himself or exceeds the limits of his authority
    without giving such party sufficient notice of his powers.

    In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, a managing agent may enter into any contracts that he
    deems reasonably necessary or requisite for the protection of the interests of his principal entrusted to
    his management.

    Edwin Cuizon acted well-within his authority when he signed the Deed of Assignment.Edwin’s
    participation in the Deed of Assignment was “reasonably necessary” or was required in order for him to
    protect the business of his principal.

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