Civil Code Art. 1418: Void and Inexistent

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1418
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 law fixes, or authorizes the fixing of the maximum number of hours of labor, and a contract is entered into whereby a laborer undertakes to work longer than the maximum thus fixed, he may demand additional compensation for service rendered beyond the time limit.

Cases applying this article

Gaudencio Tabotabo v. Gregoria Molero G.R. No. 6886

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1419 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1416 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1421 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1414 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1422 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1413 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1412 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1411 Void and Inexistent Contracts

Civil Code, Art. 1418 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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