The provision
Art. 1157. Obligations arise from:
(1) Law;
(2) Contracts;
(3) Quasi-contracts;
(4) Acts or omissions punished by law; and
(5) Quasi-delicts. (1089a)
Key points
Obligations arise from five sources only: (1) law; (2) contracts; (3) quasi-contracts; (4) acts or omissions punished by law (delicts); and (5) quasi-delicts. No obligation exists without one of these sources.
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