- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1236
- Topic
- Extinguishment of Obligations
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE I Obligations
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 4 Extinguishment of Obligations
- Formerly
- Art. 1158a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
The creditor is not bound to accept payment or performance by a third person who has no interest in the fulfillment of the obligation, unless there is a stipulation to the contrary. Whoever pays for another may demand from the debtor what he has paid, except that if he paid without the knowledge or against the will of the debtor, he can recover only insofar as the payment has been beneficial to the debtor. (1158a)
Cases applying this article
- Land Bank of the Philippines v. Alfredo Ong
- Philippine Stock Exchange v. Antonio K. Litonjua
- Georgia Osmeña-Jalandoni v. Carmen A. Encomienda
- Cecilleville Realty v. Spouses Tito Acuña
- Arcadio v. Heirs of Quirino A. de Guzman
- Philippine Commercial International Bank v. Court of Appeals
- Dominion Insurance Corporation v. Court of Appeals
- Romago Electric Co. v. Court of Appeals
Other Supreme Court decisions also apply this article.
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