Civil Code Art. 1356: Form of Contracts

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1356
Topic: Form of Contracts
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE II CONTRACTS
Chapter: CHAPTER 3 Form of Contracts
Formerly: Art. 1278a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Contracts shall be obligatory, in whatever form they may have been entered into, provided all the essential requisites for their validity are present. However, when the law requires that a contract be in some form in order that it may be valid or enforceable, or that a contract be proved in a certain way, that requirement is absolute and indispensable. In such cases, the right of the parties stated in the following article cannot be exercised. (1278a)

Cases applying this article

Kabisig Real Wealth Dev. v. Young Builders Corporation G.R. No. 212375
Anthony Orduña v. Eduardo J. Fuentebella G.R. No. 176841
Jose Menchavez v. Florentino Teves Jr. G.R. No. 153201

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