- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1185
- Topic
- Different Kinds of Obligations
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE I Obligations
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 3 Different Kinds of Obligations
- Formerly
- Art. 1118 of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
The condition that some event will not happen at a determinate time shall render the obligation effective from the moment the time indicated has elapsed, or if it has become evident that the event cannot occur. If no time has been fixed, the condition shall be deemed fulfilled at such time as may have probably been contemplated, bearing in mind the nature of the obligation. (1118)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
A negative condition—that a certain event will not happen by a set time—makes the obligation take effect once that time passes without the event occurring, or as soon as it becomes clear the event can never occur. If no time was fixed, the condition is treated as met at the point the parties probably had in mind, given the nature of the obligation.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- The Wellex Group v. U-Land Airlines G.R. No. 167519