Civil Code Art. 1309: General Provisions

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1309
Topic: General Provisions
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE II CONTRACTS
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 General Provisions
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

The determination of the performance may be left to a third person, whose decision shall not be binding until it has been made known to both contracting parties. (n)

Cases applying this article

Tagaytay Development Company v. Antonio E. Osorio G.R. No. 46069
United Coconut Planters Bank v. Editha F. Ang G.R. No. 222448
Felix Atacador v. Hilarion Silayan G.R. No. 45479
Jose Vales v. Simeon A. Villa G.R. No. 10028

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1307 General Provisions
Civil Code, Art. 1313 General Provisions
Civil Code, Art. 1314 General Provisions
Civil Code, Art. 1317 General Provisions

Civil Code, Art. 1309 is found in CHAPTER 1 General Provisions of TITLE II CONTRACTS of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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