Civil Code Art. 1283: Extinguishment of

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1283
Topic: Extinguishment of Obligations
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE I Obligations
Chapter: CHAPTER 4 Extinguishment of Obligations
Year: 1949

The provision

If one of the parties to a suit over an obligation has a claim for damages against the other, the former may set it off by proving his right to said damages and the amount thereof. (n)

Cases applying this article

Republic of the Philippines v. Alberto Looyuko G.R. No. 170966

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