Civil Code Art. 1414: Void and Inexistent

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1414
Topic: Void and Inexistent Contracts
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE II CONTRACTS
Chapter: CHAPTER 9 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Year: 1949

The provision

When money is paid or property delivered for an illegal purpose, the contract may be repudiated by one of the parties before the purpose has been accomplished, or before any damage has been caused to a third person. In such case, the courts may, if the public interest will thus be subserved, allow the party repudiating the contract to recover the money or property.

Cases applying this article

Sylvia Lichauco de Leon v. The Hon. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 80965

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