Civil Code Art. 1343: Essential Requisites

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1343
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

Misrepresentation made in good faith is not fraudulent but may constitute error. (n)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

A false statement made honestly, without any intent to deceive, is not treated as fraud. Instead it may count as a mistake (error), which is judged under different rules than fraud when deciding whether and how it affects a contract's validity.

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Cases applying this article

Josie Go Tamio v. Encarnacion Ticson G.R. No. 154895

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1345 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1346 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1347 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1339 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1338 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1348 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1350 Essential Requisites of Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1335 Essential Requisites of Contracts

Civil Code, Art. 1343 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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