Civil Code Art. 1384: Rescissible Contracts

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1384
Topic: Rescissible Contracts
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE II CONTRACTS
Chapter: CHAPTER 6 Rescissible Contracts
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Rescission shall be only to the extent necessary to cover the damages caused. (n)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Rescission of a contract is allowed only up to the extent needed to repair the damage caused. It is a limited remedy — the contract is undone only so far as necessary to cover the harm, and no further.

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Cases applying this article

People Bank v. The Register of Deeds For the City of Manila G.R. No. 41278
Rosario Lim Queco, Demandante, Contra Elena Ramirez De Cartega, Demandada-Apelada. Rodolfo A. Schneckenburger, Apelante G.R. No. 47507
Juana Agapito v. Candido Molo G.R. No. 27120

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1383 Rescissible Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1385 Rescissible Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1382 Rescissible Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1386 Rescissible Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1381 Rescissible Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1387 Rescissible Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1380 Rescissible Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1389 Rescissible Contracts

Civil Code, Art. 1384 is found in CHAPTER 6 Rescissible 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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