- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1314
- 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
Any third person who induces another to violate his contract shall be liable for damages to the other contracting party. (n)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Someone who is not a party to a contract but deliberately persuades a contracting party to break it can be held liable in damages to the other party. This makes intentional interference with another's contract an actionable wrong, even though the outsider signed nothing.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Intellegal Wiki · How the courts apply it
In Allan C. Go v. Mortimer F. Cordero, the Supreme Court held: Affirmed the CA with modification, applying the doctrine of tortious interference under Article 1314 where the defendants in bad faith bypassed the exclusive distributor; held them liable as joint tortfeasors solidarily under Article 2194 for abusing rights contrary to Article 19, and reduced the moral and exemplary damages.
One leading Supreme Court case applying this provision.
Cases applying this article
- Allan C. Go v. Mortimer F. Cordero G.R. No. 164703
- Bitmicro Networks v. Gilberto Cunanan G.R. No. 224189
- Luis Llacer v. Francisco Muñoz de Bustillo G.R. No. 3677
- Ferrochrome Philippines v. Cagayan Electric Power G.R. No. 194871
- Bp Philippines v. Clark Trading Corporation G.R. No. 175284