Civil Code Art. 1713: Work and Labor

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1713
Topic: Work and Labor
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE VIII LEASE
Chapter: CHAPTER 3 Work and Labor
Formerly: Art. 1588a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

By the contract for a piece of work the contractor binds himself to execute a piece of work for the employer, in consideration of a certain price or compensation. The contractor may either employ only his labor or skill, or also furnish the material. (1588a)

Cases applying this article

Engineering & Machinery Corporation v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 52267
Dy Buncio & Company v. Ong Guan Can G.R. No. 40681
Germann & Co. v. Donaldson G.R. No. 439

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1711 Work and Labor
Civil Code, Art. 1709 Work and Labor
Civil Code, Art. 1717 Work and Labor

Civil Code, Art. 1713 is found in CHAPTER 3 Work and Labor of TITLE VIII LEASE of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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