- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 2028
- Topic
- Compromises
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE XIV COMPROMISES AND ARBITRATIONS
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 1 Compromises
- Formerly
- Art. 1809a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
A compromise is a contract whereby the parties, by making reciprocal concessions, avoid a litigation or put an end to one already commenced. (1809a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
A compromise is a contract in which the parties each give up something—make mutual concessions—so as to prevent a lawsuit from starting or to end one already underway. By settling on their own terms, they avoid or stop litigation.
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Cases applying this article
- Maria Susan L. Rañola v. Spouses Fernando & Ma. Concepcion M. Rañola G.R. No. 185095
- Maria L. Harold v. Agapito T. Aliba G.R. No. 130864
- Filcon Manufacturing Corporation v. Lakas Manggagawa Sa Filcon-Lakas Manggagawa Labor Center (Lmf-Lmlc) G.R. No. 150166
- Asset Pool A (Spv-Amc) v. Clark Development Corporation G.R. No. 205915
- The Board of Regents of the Nueva Ecija University of Science v. Dr. Angelica O. Cortez G.R. No. 213626
- City of Manila v. Ace Hardware Phils. G.R. No. 187791
- Oranbo Realty Corporation v. Far East Bank G.R. No. 182768
- Alexander S. Gaisano v. Benjamin C. Akol G.R. No. 193840
Other Supreme Court decisions also apply this article.
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