- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1713
- Topic
- Work and Labor
- Status
- In force
- 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
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
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)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
In a contract for a piece of work, the contractor binds themselves to execute a specific piece of work for the employer in exchange for a price. The contractor may supply only their labor or skill, or also furnish the materials. It distinguishes a works contract from an ordinary sale or a plain service.
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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
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