- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1266
- 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. 1184a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
The debtor in obligations to do shall also be released when the prestation becomes legally or physically impossible without the fault of the obligor. (1184a)
Cases applying this article
- Republic Cement & Building Materials v. Jose K.E.L. Dy G.R. No. 251935
- Development Bank of the Philippines v. Clarges Realty Corporation G.R. No. 170060
- Asian Construction v. Philippine Commercial International Bank G.R. No. 153827
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