Civil Code Art. 1416: Void and Inexistent

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1416
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 the agreement is not illegal per se but is merely prohibited, and the prohibition by the law is designed for the protection of the plaintiff, he may, if public policy is thereby enhanced, recover what he has paid or delivered.

Cases applying this article

Benjamin v. Guiang G.R. No. 49634
Elizabeth Ong Lim v. Lazaro N. Cruz G.R. No. 248650

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1414 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1418 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1413 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1419 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1412 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1411 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1421 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1410 Void and Inexistent Contracts

Civil Code, Art. 1416 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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