Civil Code Art. 1419: Void and Inexistent

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1419
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 sets, or authorizes the setting of a minimum wage for laborers, and a contract is agreed upon by which a laborer accepts a lower wage, he shall be entitled to recover the deficiency.

Cases applying this article

Esperanza Baello v. Ceferino Villanueva G.R. No. 30873
Agripina Gallion v. Narciso L. Gayares G.R. No. 29503

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1418 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1421 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1422 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1416 Void and Inexistent Contracts
Civil Code, Art. 1414 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. 1419 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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