Civil Code Art. 1412: Void and Inexistent

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1412
Topic: Void and Inexistent Contracts
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE II CONTRACTS
Chapter: CHAPTER 9 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Formerly: Art. 1306 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

If the act in which the unlawful or forbidden cause consists does not constitute a criminal offense, the following rules shall be observed: (1) When the fault is on the part of both contracting parties, neither may recover what he has given by virtue of the contract, or demand the performance of the other's undertaking; (2) When only one of the contracting parties is at fault, he cannot recover what he has given by reason of the contract, or ask for the fulfillment of what has been promised him. The other, who is not at fault, may demand the return of what he has given without any obligation to comply his promise. (1306)

Cases applying this article

Desiderio Ranara, Jr. v. Zacarias de Los Angeles, Jr. G.R. No. 200765
People Bank v. The Register of Deeds For the City of Manila G.R. No. 41278
Concepcion Abella de Diaz v. Erlanger & Galinger G.R. No. 38052
Potenciano Ramirez v. Ma. Cecilia Ramirez G.R. No. 165088
Jose Menchavez v. Florentino Teves Jr. G.R. No. 153201
Nora Lumibao v. The Honorable Intermediate Appellate Court G.R. No. 64677
Rosario Lim Queco, Demandante, Contra Elena Ramirez De Cartega, Demandada-Apelada. Rodolfo A. Schneckenburger, Apelante G.R. No. 47507
Rodco Consultancy v. Floserfino G. Ross G.R. No. 259832

Other Supreme Court decisions also apply this article.

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1411 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1413 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1410 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1414 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1416 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1418 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1419 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1421 Void and Inexistent Contracts

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Obligations & Contracts in the Philippines

Civil Code, Art. 1412 is found in CHAPTER 9 Void and Inexistent 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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