Civil Code Art. 1334: Essential Requisites

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1334
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: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

Mutual error as to the legal effect of an agreement when the real purpose of the parties is frustrated, may vitiate consent. (n)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Provides that a shared mistake about the legal effect of an agreement can invalidate consent, but only when that mistake frustrates the parties' real purpose. Such mutual error about legal consequences may make the contract voidable.

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Cases applying this article

Paulina Garcia v. Roberto Sañgil G.R. No. 29593

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1335 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1332 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1331 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1338 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1339 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1327 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1326 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1343 Essential Requisites of Contracts

Civil Code, Art. 1334 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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