Civil Code Art. 1177: Nature and Effect of

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1177
Topic: Nature and Effect of Obligations
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE I Obligations
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Nature and Effect of Obligations
Formerly: Art. 1111 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

The creditors, after having pursued the property in possession of the debtor to satisfy their claims, may exercise all the rights and bring all the actions of the latter for the same purpose, save those which are inherent in his person; they may also impugn the acts which the debtor may have done to defraud them. (1111)

Cases applying this article

Salvador Adorable v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 119466

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1176 Nature and Effect of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1175 Nature and Effect of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1173 Nature and Effect of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1172 Nature and Effect of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1171 Nature and Effect of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1167 Nature and Effect of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1165 Nature and Effect of Obligations

Civil Code, Art. 1177 is found in CHAPTER 2 Nature and Effect of Obligations 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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