Civil Code Art. 1332: Essential Requisites

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1332
Topic: Essential Requisites of Contracts
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE II CONTRACTS
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

When one of the parties is unable to read, or if the contract is in a language not understood by him, and mistake or fraud is alleged, the person enforcing the contract must show that the terms thereof have been fully explained to the former. (n)

Cases applying this article

Socorro P. Cabilao v. Ma. Lorna Q. Tampan G.R. No. 209702
Amparo S. Cruz; Ernesto Halili; Alicia H. Florencio; Donald Halili; Editha H. Rivera; Ernesto Halili v. Angelito S. Cruz G.R. No. 211153
Perpetua Vda. de Ape v. The Honorable Court of Appeals G.R. No. 133638
Unicane Food Products Manufacturing v. Hon. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 125497
Spouses Eugenio de Vera v. Fausta Catungal G.R. No. 211687
Redentor Catapang v. Lipa Bank G.R. No. 240645
The Substituted Heirs of Manuel Cabuenas v. Felisa Codilla Vda. de Ardiente G.R. No. 212000
Leopoldo Gabales v. Pelagia I. Dupio G.R. No. 209970

Other Supreme Court decisions also apply this article.

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1331 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1334 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1335 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1327 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1326 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1338 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1339 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1324 Essential Requisites of Contracts

Civil Code, Art. 1332 is found in CHAPTER 2 Essential Requisites of Contracts 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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