GERMANN & CO., plaintiffs-appellees, vs. DONALDSON, SIM &
CO., defendants-appellants.
Fernando de la Cantera, for appellants.
Francisco Ortigas, for appellees.
SYLLABUS
1. CONTRACT; CONFLICT OF LAWS. — The validity of a power of
attorney executed in Germany between German subjects should considered according to the laws of that country. 2. AGENCY; POWER OF ATTORNEY. — The right to commence action for collection of debts owing to principal is not an incident of strict ownership, which must be conferred in express terms. 3. POWER OF ATTORNEY; RIGHT TO SUE. — The power to "legally compel" the payment of debts owing to the principal is an express grant of the right to bring suit for the collection of such debts.
DECISION
LADD, J : p
This is an incident of want of personality of the plaintiff's attorney. The