Civil Code Art. 1284: Extinguishment

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1284
Topic: Extinguishment of Obligations
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE I Obligations
Chapter: CHAPTER 4 Extinguishment of Obligations
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

When one or both debts are rescissible or voidable, they may be compensated against each other before they are judicially rescinded or avoided. (n)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Debts that are rescissible or voidable can still be set off (compensated) against each other while they remain in effect — that is, before a court has actually rescinded or annulled them. Once validly canceled, they would no longer stand to be offset.

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Cases applying this article

International Hotel Corporation v. Francisco B. Joaquin, Jr. G.R. No. 158361

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1283 Extinguishment of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1281 Extinguishment of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1280 Extinguishment of Obligations
Civil Code, Art. 1279 Extinguishment of Obligations

Civil Code, Art. 1284 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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