Civil Code Art. 1422: Void and Inexistent

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1422
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

A contract which is the direct result of a previous illegal contract, is also void and inexistent.

Cases applying this article

Spouses Antonio v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 125172

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