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Civil Code, Art. 2070

Effects of Guaranty · Formerly Art. 1842a of the old Civil Code

Statute
Civil Code
Article
Art. 2070
Topic
Effects of Guaranty
Status
In force
Book
BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title
TITLE XV GUARANTY
Chapter
CHAPTER 2 Effects of Guaranty
Formerly
Art. 1842a of the old Civil Code
Year
1949
Cited by
1 Supreme Court decision in the Intellegal corpus

The provision

If the guarantor has paid without notifying the debtor, and the latter not being aware of the payment, repeats the payment, the former has no remedy whatever against the debtor, but only against the creditor. Nevertheless, in case of a gratuitous guaranty, if the guarantor was prevented by a fortuitous event from advising the debtor of the payment, and the creditor becomes insolvent, the debtor shall reimburse the guarantor for the amount paid. (1842a)

Cases applying this article

Civil Code, Art. 2070 is found in CHAPTER 2 Effects of Guaranty of TITLE XV GUARANTY of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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