Civil Code Art. 1221: Different Kinds of

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1221
Topic: Different Kinds of Obligations
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE I Obligations
Chapter: CHAPTER 3 Different Kinds of Obligations
Formerly: Art. 1147a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

If the thing has been lost or if the prestation has become impossible without the fault of the solidary debtors, the obligation shall be extinguished. If there was fault on the part of any one of them, all shall be responsible to the creditor, for the price and the payment of damages and interest, without prejudice to their action against the guilty or negligent debtor. If through a fortuitous event, the thing is lost or the performance has become impossible after one of the solidary debtors has incurred in delay through the judicial or extrajudicial demand upon him by the creditor, the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply. (1147a)

Cases applying this article

Sixto Timbol y Manalo v. Januaria Manalo G.R. No. 2696

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1217 Different Kinds of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1225 Different Kinds of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1216 Different Kinds of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1226 Different Kinds of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1215 Different Kinds of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1227 Different Kinds of Obligations

Civil Code, Art. 1221 is found in CHAPTER 3 Different Kinds of Obligations of TITLE I Obligations of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

Browse the Civil Code

Continue your research on Intellegal

Search Philippine statutes on Intellegal →

Reviewed by the Intellegal Legal Team for currency against amending laws and Supreme Court jurisprudence.

Research aid — not legal advice. Verify the current text against the Official Gazette. Provisions may have been amended or repealed. Using this page creates no attorney-client relationship. For legal advice, consult a Philippine lawyer.