Civil Code Art. 1158: General Provisions

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1158
Topic: General Provisions
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE I Obligations
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 General Provisions
Formerly: Art. 1090 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Obligations derived from law are not presumed. Only those expressly determined in this Code or in special laws are demandable, and shall be regulated by the precepts of the law which establishes them; and as to what has not been foreseen, by the provisions of this Book. (1090)

Cases applying this article

Florentina de Guzman v. Anastacio R. Santos G.R. No. 45571
Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Manila v. Jose Fernando Rodrigo G.R. No. 42928
Tomas Sison v. Alejandro Balgos G.R. No. 10305

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1162 General Provisions

Civil Code, Art. 1158 is found in CHAPTER 1 General Provisions of TITLE I Obligations of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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