Civil Code Art. 1240: Extinguishment

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1240
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. 1162a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Payment shall be made to the person in whose favor the obligation has been constituted, or his successor in interest, or any person authorized to receive it. (1162a)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Identifies who must receive payment for it to be valid: the person in whose favor the obligation was created, that person's successor in interest, or anyone authorized to receive it. Paying someone else generally does not discharge the debt.

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Cases applying this article

Lagrimas Dela Rosa Lazo v. Spouses Eleuterio Villas G.R. No. 221792
Spouses Miniano B. Dela Cruz v. Ana Marie Concepcion G.R. No. 172825
Home Development Mutual Fund (Hdmf) v. Spouses Fidel G.R. No. 170292
Republic of the Philippines v. Thi Thu Thuy T. de Guzman G.R. No. 175021

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1238 Extinguishment of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1242 Extinguishment of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1237 Extinguishment of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1236 Extinguishment of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1235 Extinguishment of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1245 Extinguishment of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1234 Extinguishment of Obligations

Civil Code, Art. 1240 is found in CHAPTER 4 Extinguishment 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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